The deposit - located in the interior of the state of Ceará - is the largest discovered uranium reserve in Brazil. An estimated 142,200 tonnes of uranium is inter-mixed with phosphates. The deposit has exploitable reserves of 79.5 million tonnes of ore, at grades of 11% P2O5 and 0.0998% U3O8, equating to about 8.9 million tonnes of P2O5 and 79.3 thousand tonnes of U3O8.

The World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2020 (WNISR2020) provides a comprehensive overview of nuclear power plant data, including information on age, operation, production, and construction of reactors.

EU nuclear industry - which currently supports around one million jobs - must invest in and maintain human capital by working closely with local and national governments and other stakeholders to make the industry more attractive to young people.

Nuclear has been left largely behind by booming demand for clean energy over the past decade.

A key result that also emerges from our work is that electricity markets must be modernised because existing market structures make investment in any unsubsidised low-carbon technology very difficult.

Rosatom's 10-year portfolio of overseas orders has a value of about USD140 billion and includes, among others, 36 new units at various stages of implementation in 12 countries.

“Radiant is developing the first power generation system that can go anywhere,” company co-founder Doug Bernauer told

Russia has 36 nuclear power units in operation and three new ones under construction. In March, Russia's Ministry for Economic Development published a draft strategy for low-carbon development to 2050. The strategy's basic scenario would see nuclear output grow from 203 TWh in 2017 to 225 TWh in 2030 and 260 TWh in 2050. State nuclear corporation Rosatom's foreign orders include 36 units, which are at various stages of implementation.

UAE strategy targets an energy mix of 44% renewables, 38% gas, 12% clean coal, and 6% nuclear.

Proponents of nuclear say as a low-carbon power source it could be vital in helping countries meet climate targets