Australian Uranium Association
- Australian Uranium Association
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. [cite web| title=Uranium Information Centre:Australian Uranium Association Ltd| publisher=Uranium Information Centre| year=2007| url=http://www.uic.com.au/about.htm| accessdate=2008-01-30]
The chairman of the Association is Christopher Salisbury, Chief Executive Officer of mining company Energy Resources of Australia (ERA).
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.
Advocacy
The Association supports increased exports of Australian uranium for power generation purposes, arguing that nuclear power produces virtually no greenhouse gas emissions,[cite web| title=Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties: Transfer of Nuclear Material to China| publisher=Australian Uranium Association| month=October| year=2005| url=http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/JSCT/8august2006/subs2/sub34.pdf| accessdate=2008-01-29] ] See also
* Uranium mining controversy in Kakadu National Park
References
External links
* [http://www.aua.org.au/ Australian Uranium Association website]
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