Summary
Nuclear industry plays a vital role in global power generation. As the demand for nuclear power generation has been growing worldwide, nuclear fuel industry gains significant attention. The new report from GBI Research on 'The Future of Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry to 2020' provides in-depth analysis and forecast of nuclear fuel processing industry. The reemergence of nuclear industry in the global energy arena indicates a significant growth of nuclear fuel processing industry.

Scope
- Analyzes the growth of the global nuclear fuel processing industry and the estimated demand for uranium conversion, enrichment and fabrication services in various key regions including Europe, Asia Pacific, North America, Central and South America, and the Middle East and Africa.
- Explores the growth drivers for the nuclear fuel processing industry in the major nuclear power producing countries.
- Analyzes the trends in the global nuclear fuel processing industry and the opportunities and key challenges in the market for processed fuel.
- Annualized market data for uranium conversion, enrichment and fabrication services from 2009, and forecasts to 2020 are included in this research.
- Regional growth analysis of the total nuclear fuel processing market broken down by segment.
- Qualitative analysis of the market drivers, restraints, future outlook, and challenges by categories and segments.
- Analyzes the key market players in different categories such as uranium conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication and market share information for leading companies such as Areva, Urenco, USEC Inc and TVEL.

Reasons to buy
- Obtain the difficult to find information and analysis regarding the fuel processing industry.
- Gain the most up to date information and analysis on the potential opportunities and challenges in the global nuclear fuel processing industry.
- Identify the key regions with potential opportunities for the nuclear fuel processing market.
- Understand the emerging opportunities for processed nuclear fuel across various geographies.
- Gain information on key market players and their positions in the global nuclear fuel processing industry
- Be informed about the key industry activities and investments and strategic consolidations and their effect on the global market opportunities
- Understand the potential market opportunities in various geographies and fine tune your business strategy in target locations

Table of Contents 
1 Table of Contents
1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 6
2 Introduction 7
2.1 What is this Report About? 7
2.1.1 Market segmentation 7
2.2 GBI Report Coverage 7
3 Future of the Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry to 2020 8
3.1 Global Nuclear Fuel Market Size and Growth Analysis, 2009-2020 8
3.1.1 Global Nuclear Fuel Market Size Analysis, $ billion, 2009-2020 8
3.1.2 Global Nuclear Fuel Market, Split by Segment, $ billion, 2009-2020 9
3.2 Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry-Future Trends 11
3.3 Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry-Growth Drivers 12
3.3.1 Growing Demand for Nuclear Power 12
3.3.2 Economic Advantages of Nuclear Power 13
3.3.3 Low Cost of Nuclear Fuel 14
3.3.4 Plant Life Extension (PLEX) 15
3.4 Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry-Key Challenges 16
3.4.1 Nuclear Fuel Supply 16
3.4.2 Disposal of Radioactive Waste 16
3.4.3 Proliferation Risk 16
3.5 Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry-Market Forces and Demand 17
3.5.1 Global Nuclear Fuel Market Factors 17
3.5.2 Nuclear Fuel Demand Conditions 18
4 Global Uranium Conversion Industry 21
4.1 Global, Uranium Conversion Industry Overview 21
4.1.1 Global Uranium Conversion Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020 21
4.1.2 Global Uranium Conversion Industry, Key Player Analysis 22
4.2 Asia-Pacific, Uranium Conversion Industry 24
4.2.1 Asia-Pacific Uranium Conversion Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020 24
4.2.2 China, Uranium Conversion Industry 25
4.2.3 India, Uranium Conversion Industry 25
4.2.4 Pakistan, Uranium Conversion Industry 26
4.2.5 Japan, Uranium Conversion Industry 26
4.2.6 Republic of Korea, Uranium Conversion Industry 26
4.3 Europe, Uranium Conversion Industry 27
4.3.1 Europe, Uranium Conversion Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020 27
4.3.2 France, Uranium Conversion Industry 27
4.3.3 Russian Federation, Uranium Conversion Industry 28
4.3.4 The UK, Uranium Conversion Industry 28
4.3.5 Turkey, Uranium Conversion Industry 28
4.4 North America, Uranium Conversion Industry 29
4.4.1 North America Uranium Conversion Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020 29
4.4.2 Canada, Uranium Conversion Industry 29
4.4.3 The US, Uranium Conversion Industry 29
4.5 Middle East and Africa, Uranium Conversion Industry 30
4.5.1 Middle East and Africa Uranium Conversion Market Size Analysis,  2009-2020 30
4.5.2 Iran (Islamic Republic of), Uranium Conversion Industry 30
4.5.3 South Africa, Uranium Conversion Industry 30
4.6 South and Central America, Uranium Conversion Industry 31
4.6.1 South and Central America Uranium Conversion Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020    31
4.6.2 Argentina, Uranium Conversion Industry 31
4.6.3 Brazil, Uranium Conversion Industry 32
5 Global Uranium Enrichment Industry 33
5.1 Global Uranium Enrichment Industry Overview 33
5.1.1 Global Uranium Enrichment Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020 33
5.1.2 Global Uranium Enrichment Industry, Key Player Analysis 34
5.2 Asia-Pacific, Uranium Enrichment Industry 36
5.2.1 Asia-Pacific Uranium Enrichment Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020 36
5.2.2 China, Uranium Enrichment Industry 36
5.2.3 India, Uranium Enrichment Industry 37
5.2.4 Japan, Uranium Enrichment Industry 37
5.2.5 Pakistan, Uranium Enrichment Industry 37
5.3 Europe, Uranium Enrichment Industry 38
5.3.1 Europe Uranium Enrichment Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020 38
5.3.2 France, Uranium Enrichment Industry 38
5.3.3 Germany, Uranium Enrichment Industry 39
5.3.4 The Netherlands, Uranium Enrichment Industry 39
5.3.5 Russian Federation, Uranium Enrichment Industry 39
5.3.6 The UK, Uranium Enrichment Industry 40
5.4 North America, Uranium Enrichment Industry 40
5.4.1 The US, Uranium Enrichment Industry and Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020 40
5.5 Middle East and Africa, Uranium Enrichment Industry 41
5.5.1 Middle East and Africa, Uranium Enrichment Market Size Analysis,  2009-2020 41
5.5.2 Iran, Uranium Enrichment Industry 42
5.5.3 South Africa, Uranium Enrichment Industry 42
5.6 South and Central America, Uranium Enrichment Industry 43
5.6.1 South and Central America Uranium Enrichment Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020    43
5.6.2 Argentina, Uranium Enrichment Industry 43
5.6.3 Brazil, Uranium Enrichment Industry 44
6 Global Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 45
6.1 Global Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry Overview 45
6.1.1 Global Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020 45
6.1.2 Global Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry, Key Player Analysis 45
6.2 Asia-Pacific, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 46
6.2.1 Asia-Pacific Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020 46
6.2.2 India, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 47
6.2.3 Japan, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 47
6.2.4 Pakistan, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 48
6.2.5 Kazakhstan, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 48
6.2.6 Republic of Korea, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 48
6.3 Europe, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 48
6.3.1 Europe Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020 48
6.3.2 Belgium, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 49
6.3.3 France, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 49
6.3.4 Germany, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 50
6.3.5 Italy, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 50
6.3.6 Romania, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 50
6.3.7 Russian Federation, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 51
6.3.8 Spain, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 51
6.3.9 Sweden, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 51
6.3.10 The UK, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 52
6.4 North America, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 52
6.4.1 North America Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Market Size Analysis, 2009-2020 52
6.4.2 Canada, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 53
6.4.3 The US, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 53
6.5 Middle East and Africa, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 54
6.5.1 Middle East and Africa Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Market Size Analysis,  2009-2020    54
6.5.2 South Africa, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 55
6.6 South and Central America, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 55
6.6.1 South and Central Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Market Size Analysis,  2009-2020 55
6.6.2 Argentina, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 55
6.6.3 Brazil, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 56
6.6.4 Mexico, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Industry 56
7 Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry Consolidations and Strategic Partnerships 57
7.1 Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry-Strategic Consolidations 57
7.2 Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry-Partnerships 58
7.2.1 Kazatomprom and Cameco Form Joint Venture 58
7.3 Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry-Private Offerings 59
7.3.1 Urenco Completes Euro Bond offering of $773.97 Million 59
8 Appendix 60
8.1 Market Definition 60
8.2 Definitions 60
8.3 Methodology 61
8.3.1 Coverage 61
8.3.2 Secondary Research 61
8.3.3 Primary Research 62
8.3.4 Forecasts 62
8.3.5 Expert Panel Validation 62
8.4 Contact Us 62
8.5 Disclaimer 62

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Global Nuclear Fuel Processing, Prices and Forecasts, $, 2009-2020 8
Table 2: Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Market Size, $bn, 2009-2020 9
Table 3: Global, Nuclear Fuel Processing Market, $ bn, Split by Segment, 2009-2020 10
Table 4: Global Cumulative Installed Nuclear Capacity, MW, Generation, Billion kilo Watt hours, 2000-2020 13
Table 5: Overnight Capital Cost for Construction and Final Electricity Cost by Fuel Type, 2008 14
Table 6: Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry, Impact of Market Forces 17
Table 7: Global, Nuclear Fuel Market Demand, tU, by Region, 2009 18
Table 8: Global, Nuclear Fuel Market Demand, Tons of U3O8, by Region, 2009 19
Table 9: Global, Nuclear Fuel Market Demand, Tons of UF6, by Region, 2009 20
Table 10: Global, Uranium Conversion Market Size, Kg of U as UF6 and $bn, 2009-2020 22
Table 11: Global, Countries and Companies Involved in Uranium Conversion 23
Table 12: China, Uranium Conversion Plants 25
Table 13: India, Uranium Conversion Plants 26
Table 14: Pakistan, Uranium Conversion Plants 26
Table 15: Japan, Uranium Conversion Plants 26
Table 16: Republic of Korea, Uranium Conversion Plants 26
Table 17: France, Uranium Conversion Plants 27
Table 18: Russian Federation, Uranium Conversion Plants 28
Table 19: The UK, Uranium Conversion Plants 28
Table 20: Turkey, Uranium Conversion Plants 29
Table 21: Canada, Uranium Conversion Plants 29
Table 22: The US, Uranium Conversion Plants 29
Table 23: Iran, Uranium Conversion Plants 30
Table 24: South Africa, Uranium Conversion Plants 31
Table 25: Argentina, Uranium Conversion Plants 31
Table 26: Brazil, Uranium Conversion Plants 32
Table 27: Global, Uranium Enrichment Market Size, Kg of U as UF6 and $ billion,  2009-2020 34
Table 28: Global, Countries and Companies Involved in Uranium Enrichment 35
Table 29: China, Uranium Enrichment Plants 36
Table 30: India, Uranium Enrichment Plants 37
Table 31: Japan, Uranium Enrichment Plants 37
Table 32: Pakistan, Uranium Enrichment Plants 37
Table 33: France, Uranium Enrichment Plants 38
Table 34: Germany, Uranium Enrichment Plants 39
Table 35: The Netherlands, Uranium Enrichment Plants 39
Table 36: Russian Federation, Uranium Enrichment Plants 40
Table 37: The UK, Uranium Enrichment Plants 40
Table 38: The US, Uranium Enrichment Plants 41
Table 39: Iran, Uranium Enrichment Plants 42
Table 40: South Africa, Uranium Enrichment Plants 42
Table 41: Argentina, Uranium Enrichment Plants 43
Table 42: Brazil, Uranium Enrichment Plants 44
Table 43: India, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 47
Table 44: Japan, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 47
Table 45: Pakistan, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 48
Table 46: Kazakhstan, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 48
Table 47: Republic of Korea, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 48
Table 48: Belgium, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 49
Table 49: France, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 50
Table 50: Germany, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 50
Table 51: Italy, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 50
Table 52: Romania, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 51
Table 53: Russian Federation, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 51
Table 54: Spain, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 51
Table 55: Sweden, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 51
Table 56: The UK, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 52
Table 57: Canada, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 53
Table 58: The US, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 54
Table 59: South Africa, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 55
Table 60: Argentina, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 56
Table 61: Brazil, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 56
Table 62: Mexico, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Plants 56
Table 63: Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry, Key Strategic Consolidations, 2006-2009 58
Table 64: Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry, Key Partnerships, 2008 58
Table 65: Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry, Key Private Offerings, 2008 59
Table 66: Definitions 60

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Market Size, $bn, 2009-2020 9
Figure 2: Global, Nuclear Fuel Processing Market, $bn, Split by Segment, 2009-2020 10
Figure 3: Global, Nuclear Fuel Processing Market, Split by Segment, %, 2009 11
Figure 4: Global Cumulative Installed Nuclear Capacity, MW, Generation, Billion kilo Watt hours, 2000-2020 12
Figure 5: Impact on Generation Cost for an Increase of 50% of the Fuel Cost, %, by Technology    15
Figure 6: Age of Current Operational Reactors, 2009 16
Figure 7: Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry, Impact of Market Forces 17
Figure 8: Global, Nuclear Fuel Market Demand, tU, by Region, 2009 18
Figure 9: Global, Nuclear Fuel Market Demand, Tons of U3O8, by Region, 2009 19
Figure 10: Global, Nuclear Fuel Market Demand, Tons of UF6, by Region, 2009 20
Figure 11: Global, Uranium Conversion Market Size, Kg of U as UF6 and $bn, 2009-2020 21
Figure 12: Global, Percentage Market Share in Uranium Conversion, by Company, 2008 22
Figure 13: Global, Number of Operating Uranium Conversion Plants 24
Figure 14: Asia-Pacific, Uranium Conversion Market, % Share, by Country, 2009-2020 25
Figure 15: Europe, Uranium Conversion Market, % Share, by Country, 2009-2020 27
Figure 16: Middle East and Africa, Uranium Conversion Market, % Share, by Country, 2009-2020    30
Figure 17: South and Central America, Uranium Conversion Market, % Share, by Country,
2009-2020 31
Figure 18: Global, Uranium Enrichment Market Size, Kg of U as UF6 and $ billion,  2009-2020 33
Figure 19: Global, Uranium Enrichment Capacity and Percentage Share, by Company, 2009 34
Figure 20: Global, Percentage Market Share in Uranium Enrichment Industry, by Company, 2008    35
Figure 21: Asia-Pacific, Uranium Enrichment Market, Percentage Share, by Country,  2009-2020    36
Figure 22: Europe, Uranium Enrichment Market, Percentage Share, by Country, 2009-2020 38
Figure 23: Middle East and Africa, Uranium Enrichment Market, Percentage Share, by Country, 2009-2020 42
Figure 24: South and Central America, Uranium Enrichment Market, Percentage Share, by Country, 2009-2020 43
Figure 25: Global, Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Market Size, Kg of U as UF6 and $ billion, 2009-2020    45
Figure 26: Global, Percentage Market Share in Nuclear Fuel Fabrication for LWR (excluding VVER), by Company, 2009 46
Figure 27: Asia-Pacific, Fuel Fabrication Market, % Share, by Country, 2009-2020 46
Figure 28: Europe, Fuel Fabrication Market, Percentage Share, by Country, 2009-2020 49
Figure 29: North America, Fuel Fabrication Market, Percentage Share, by Country,  2009-2020 53
Figure 30: Middle East and Africa, Fuel Fabrication Market, Percentage Share, by Country,
2009-2020 54
Figure 31: South and Central America, Fuel Fabrication Market, Percentage Share, by Country, 2009-2020 55
Figure 32: Global Nuclear Fuel Processing Industry, Number of Deals, by Type, 2008-2009 57
Figure 33:   GBI Research Methodology 61