The Governing Uranium project is a global research effort studying the implications of a changing uranium market, specifically the production, processing and transport of uranium ore concentrates (UOC), commonly referred to as "yellowcake". In total, 15 uranium producing and consuming countries...

The increase of the use of atomic power in some emerging economies, in particular South Korea and China, has revitalized a discussion regarding the availability of uranium resources. Despite the fact that global uranium resources are more than sufficient to supply reactor-related demand for the...

For evaluating the commodity market there are many different indicators. Many investors use the current level to buy gold and silver. After all, the two key note precious metals at the lowest level since 2010 - at least in dollar terms. The international bullion dealers have looked forward to...

Although plutonium has been studied by different disciplines (such as technology and innovation studies, political sciences) since its discovery, back in 1940 at the University of California (Berkeley), the resource and environmental economic literature is still relatively scarce; neither does the...

We examine a recent innovation in the highly volatile and illiquid uranium market, The Global X Uranium Exchange-Traded Fund (URA), and its impact on the trading characteristics of constituent and non-constituent stocks. Over a three-month period, following the introduction of URA, we find...

This synthesis was prepared by France Bourgouin with the research support of Roberta Pinamonti, Charlotte Bancilhon, Asako Nagai, and Julia Panzer. It was developed as part of the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) research project Governing Uranium. Since, 2013, DIIS has been...