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- A push to go green and abandon fossil fuels has got the world interested in uranium again.
- A demand surge has seen uranium prices jump to levels not seen since Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.
- Experts have warned of a uranium supply crunch that could see costs rising further in the coming years.
Global nations' push to go green and reduce reliance on fossil fuels has now sent them chasing a commodity that had been uncool for quite a while: uranium.
Demand for the heavy metal has surged as countries from China to India and Russia pursue more nuclear programs to balance the needs of meeting their increasing energy needs and reducing carbon emissions. That has boosted the price of uranium to highs unseen since the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011.