1.   Several foreign nations that export uranium to the U.S., including Canada and Australia, are forbidden to sell the fuel if it is used to make bombs.

2.   Downer has attempted to down play the controversy and said the previous Labor Party government also explored the possibility of exporting uranium to Taiwan.

3.   Australia will take all necessary precautions before exporting uranium to Indonesia, Science Minister Peter McGauran said Sunday.

4.   Energy Resources of Australia said it also wanted a license to export uranium from North Ranger in the Northern Territory.