Namibia: Rio Tinto Hails Uranium's Future

Windhoek — Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese, who is currently visiting Namibia, has expressed optimism about the uranium-mining sector after 2020, due to renewed interest in nuclear energy generation.

This is notwithstanding concerns over the use of nuclear power - such as nuclear safety, nuclear waste storage, and nuclear proliferation - which he said must be stringently managed for uranium demand to reach its full potential.

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