Research Article

Uranium Recovery from Phosphates for Self-Sufficient Nuclear Power in the Eastern Mediterranean

Table 5

Phosphate rock resources and annual productions, [20, 26], in countries of the EMC.

CountryYearReserveResourceProductionU resource
[Mt][Mt][Mt/y][%][ t U]

T1980–893003299–13
u2007–09
r2010–12
k20150.7139
e20160.7
y2019

S1980–89400400–1057829–31.5
y2007–091003.7-3.0
r2010–1225020001.534
i20150.53840
a2016
2018-1918000.1–2.0

J1980–89100200–15743.9728
o2007–09900–15005.54–6.0
r2010–121300180026.5
d20158.336
a2016860
n2018-19100015008.02-8140

I1980–89100100–100026–30
s2007-091802.2–3.3
r2010–12200–2201600
a20153.8–9.0282550
e20163.94
l/P2018-19623.55–3.5

E1980–89800
2007–09180–1002.2–3.3
y2010–1210034006.3329-30
p20151005.3040
t20165
2018-1913005