Uganda has a solid understanding of what is required to succeed in evaluating its uranium resources as it prepares for nuclear power, but significant work remains to be done, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.

Several areas in Uganda have been identified as potentially uranium-rich, though no proven resources are known to exist, the agency said.

Exploration practices to make a final determination will involve activities such as radiometric surveys and taking geochemical samples, it added.

The agency’s comments came as an IAEA-led team of international experts in Uganda concluded the agency’s inaugural review of a uranium production cycle.