Estimated world uranium production and consumption, 1945-2000
  West East World
Production 1,245,000 754,000 754,000
Reactor requirement – 1,008,000 – 130,000 – 1,138,000
Military use – 264,000 – 264,000 – 721,000
Net imports/exports + 144,000 – 144,000 –
Remaining inventories 117,000 23,000 140,000