Did you know Australia holds 31% of the world’s uranium reserves?
The below infographic by Visual Capitalist starts in the year 1789 when uranium was first discovered, and runs through its history, properties, and fundamentals moving forward.
While 13 % of the world’s electricity is generated by nuclear power, debate still rages in Australia about developing the technology here.
Currently the mining of uranium is only allowed in the Northern Territory, South Australia and more recently in Western Australia.
