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CONTENT The conference will feature presentations and papers on: Uranium processing, refining and conversion; these will include updates on existing operations and descriptions of developing projects: uranium, thorium and other nuclear fuels Innovation in fuel fabrication and fuel for SMRs (small modular reactors) By-products or co-products from uranium ore processing CO 2 emissions, environmental protection & regulatory issues Business and economic aspects of uranium extraction & utilization Uranium geology (exploration techniques, geochemistry, ore deposits & mineralogy) Uranium production (uranium mining technologies and methodologies, heap & stope leaching) Uranium mining & milling waste management (decommissioning, remediation & long-term monitoring, tailings & waste rock management) Innovations in nuclear medicine and materials research with nuclear methods Practices for respectful conversations about nuclear technology The Conference will mark the 4th edition of the Uranium Conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and will welcome delegates and executives from around the globe. Invited speakers will be included in the programming to offer expert views in the field. PAST EDITIONS OF THE CONFERENCE Saskatoon has been the host city of the Uranium conference • 2010 3rd International Conference on Uranium • 2000 2nd International Conference on Uranium Processing and Mining • 1982 1st International Conference on Uranium Delta Hotels by Marriott Bessborough | Saskatoon, Canada u2020.metsoc.org | May 10-13, 2020 ABOUT SASKATOON Saskatoon is the host city for the 4th International Conference on Uranium organized by the Hydrometallurgy Section of the Metallurgy & Materials Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). Saskatoon is the home of Cameco Corporation and Orano Canada Inc., two of the world's largest uranium producers. The Canadian Saskatoon Light Source Synchrotron, the largest science project in Canada, is located on the campus of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. OTHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES The conference will also offer a short course on Uranium Processing and will offer post-conference industrial tours. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Chair Chuck Edwards Extractive Metallurgy Consulting Honorary Chair Engin Ozberk Mitacs Technical Chair Rashid Bashir Lassonde School of Engineering, York University Committee Members Mark Bellino Hatch Mike Dry Arithmetek Arthur Lieu NexGen Energy Ltd. John Root Sylvia Fedoruk Canadian Centre for Nuclear Innovation Inc. Nathan Tedford Hatch