title: WNA's worldwide overview on front-end nuclear fuel cycle growth and health, safety and environmental issues.
abstract: This paper presents the WNA's worldwide nuclear industry overview on the anticipated growth of the front-end nuclear fuel cycle from uranium mining to conversion and enrichment, and on the related key health, safety, and environmental (HSE) issues and challenges. It also puts an emphasis on uranium mining in new producing countries with insufficiently developed regulatory regimes that pose greater HSE concerns. It introduces the new WNA policy on uranium mining: Sustaining Global Best Practices in Uranium Mining and Processing-Principles for Managing Radiation, Health and Safety and the Environment, which is an outgrowth of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) cooperation project that closely involved industry and governmental experts in uranium mining from around the world.
authors.affiliation: World Nuclear Association, Carlton House, 22a St. James's Square, London SW1Y 4JH, United Kingdom. saintpierre@world-nuclear.org
authors.forename: Sylvain
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saint-Pierre
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kidd
mesh_terms: D004777:Environment; D006262:Health; D007221:Industry / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007390:International Agencies / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008906:Mining / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009678:Nuclear Energy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012449:Safety / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014501:Uranium / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D014501:Uranium