Supply and Demand 

Nuclear energy is the only large-scale, cost-effective energy source that can satisfy demand for power while reducing harmful emissions. Technological advances make it both safe and efficient.

Each year in the United States, the 103 nuclear reactors that are now in operation account for approximatly 700 million tons of a reduction of CO2 emissions. As the negative influences of fossil fuels become more evident and reserves deplete, nuclear energy could become a major source of energy around the world.
{Stock Interview. 2006. http://www.stockinterview.com}

Together, the operational reactors consume 160 million pounds of uranium per annum. Uranium mines presently provide half the fuel necessary to meet the current demand, while one quarter of the demand is being met by ex-military material (the Russian weapons program), civil stockpiles and other recycling methods—sources which are now largely depleted. Already the demand outstrips the supply. When another 28 reactors are complete, the annual demand will jump by 30 million pounds.

As industrialized and developing nations push toward alternative energy sources, nuclear energy stands apart from solar, wind and tidal energy reserves because of its great economical value. Already the current demand has pushed the price per pound of uranium yellowcake from US$7 in 2003 to US$85 in 2007, without retreat.