Australian Uranium Association

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The Australian Uranium Association is an Australian industry trade group representing companies involved in uranium exploration, mining and export.

The Association was formed in September 2006 to act as a national advocate for uranium mining and export, and to commission research and polling on uranium mining issues. A predecessor organisation, the Uranium Information Centre, amalgamated with the Association in the same year.[1]

The chairman of the Association is Christopher Salisbury, Chief Executive Officer of mining company Energy Resources of Australia (ERA).

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[edit] Membership

The Association has two full members (the mining companies BHP Billiton and ERA), and 22 associate members comprising all of Australia's uranium mining and export firms.

[edit] Advocacy

The Association supports increased exports of Australian uranium for power generation purposes, arguing that nuclear power produces virtually no greenhouse gas emissions,[2] is a cheap alternative to oil-based energy production[3] and that if Australia becomes a major player in uranium exports it would be in a position to ensure adherence to international nuclear safety standards and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Uranium Information Centre:Australian Uranium Association Ltd. Uranium Information Centre (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
  2. ^ a b Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties: Transfer of Nuclear Material to China. Australian Uranium Association (October 2005). Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  3. ^ "World Nuclear Capacity Growth Accelerated Last Year, Group Says", Bloomberg L.P., January 17, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-01-29. 

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