share of nuclear energy with the aim of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. Figure: Past and projected uranium production. Forecasts are based on reasonably assured resources below 40 $/kgU (red area), below 130 $/kgU (orange area) and additionally including inferred resources. The black line shows the fuel demand of reactors currently operating together with the latest scenarios in the World Energy Outlook (WEO 2006) of the International Energy Agency