1. Should Greenland Mine its Uranium?
- Author:
- Cindy Vestergaard and France Bourgouin
- Publication Date:
- 05-2012
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Danish Institute for International Studies
- Abstract:
- The world uranium industry has been undergoing a resurgence since 2002, and current supplies are not meeting demand. This increase in energy demand, coupled with concerns about energy security, is fuelling commercial interests in mining uranium. In 2010 the Greenland Government decided to relax its zero-tolerance uranium policy and allowed mining companies to explore prospects for potential uranium mining. With Greenland having the potential to become a uranium supplier, there are a range of domestic and international policy challenges that need to be addressed.
- Topic:
- Arms Control and Proliferation, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Natural Resources, and Nuclear Power
- Political Geography:
- Europe and Greenland