Press Release: 2008 Uranium Production in Kazakhstan
15.01.2009The year 2008 saw the Republic of Kazakhstan produce a total of 8,521 tonnes of uranium. This is 28.5% up on 2007 levels, when production stood at 6,637 tonnes of U3O8. Last year's production volume includes the aggregate output of the JSC National atomic company Kazatomprom, joint ventures in which it has stakes and the Stepnogorsk mining and chemical complex (under Kazatomprom’s trust management).
It is planned to produce up to 11,900 tonnes of uranium in 2009, though this index is, of course, subject to change as the actual output will depend on global market conditions.
Kazatomprom is the national operator of the Republic of Kazakhstan for export of uranium and its compounds, rare metals, nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants, special equipment, technologies and double-use materials. The main activities of the company are: geological exploration, uranium production, manufacture of nuclear fuel cycle products, reactor construction, nuclear power plants, non-ferrous metallurgy and production of construction materials, the electric energy sector, science, social welfare and staff training. Today the company has more than 25,000 employees. Kazatomprom is amongst the leading uranium production companies in the world.
PR Department
Kazatomprom
Tel: + 7 727 244 62 54
e-mail:pr@kazatomprom.kz
