AbstractThe adequacy of world uranium resources has been the focus of growing attention over the past two years. New research following the increase in the price of oil has confirmed that, apart from coal, uranium is the only energy source likely to be available in sufficient quantity to meet the increase in energy demand in the foreseeable future. The OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency have just completed a joint study of the availability of uranium in face of likely world demand. It is to be published shortly under the title ‘Uranium Resources, Production and Demand’. Following is a summary of some of the main points in the study.