NAC Kazatomprom JSC announces that its Chief Executive Officer Meirzhan Yussupov has been elected to the Board of Governors of the World Nuclear Association (WNA). He is the first representative from Kazakhstan to join this key governing body.
Kazatomprom is a long-standing member of the WNA and actively participates in its activities, including international symposia and specialized working groups. WNA members include about 200 organizations from various countries, covering the entire spectrum of the civil nuclear industry, from uranium mining to the nuclear power plants operations.
The WNA Board of Governors is the association’s strategic governing body, responsible for setting the agenda and guiding the development of key global nuclear industry directions. It includes representatives of leading companies across Europe, Asia, North and South America, as well as the Middle East, and now, for the first time – Kazakhstan.
Inclusion of Kazatomprom’s CEO into the WNA Board of Governors provides Kazatomprom with a number of significant advantages:
- Participation in shaping the global agenda and strategic initiatives in the field of regulation, sustainable development, and innovation.
- Opportunity to promote national interests through dialogue with key international institutions, including the IAEA.
- Priority access to WNA analytical and strategic documents.
- Recognition of Kazatomprom's status as a global leader in the nuclear industry.
- New opportunities for cooperation with global partners, regulators, and investors.
This development marks an important step towards increasing Kazatomprom’s visibility in the global uranium market and reaffirms the high level of trust on the part of the international nuclear community.
For more information, you can contact:
Public Relations and Media Inquiries
Daniyar Oralov, Director, Public Relations
Tel.: +7 7172 45 80 63
Email: pr@kazatomprom.kz
Investor Relations Inquiries
Botagoz Muldagaliyeva, Director, Investor Relations
Tel.: +7 7172 45 81 80 / 69
Email: ir@kazatomprom.kz
Copy of this announcement will be available at www.kazatomprom.kz
About Kazatomprom
Kazatomprom is the world's largest producer of uranium, with the Company’s attributable production representing approximately 21% of global primary uranium production in 2024. The Group benefits from the largest reserve base in the industry and operates, through its subsidiaries, JVs and Associates, 27 deposits grouped into 14 mining assets. All of the Company’s mining operations are located in Kazakhstan and extract uranium using ISR technology with a focus on maintaining industry-leading health, safety and environment standards.
Kazatomprom securities are listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Astana International Exchange. As the national atomic company in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Group's primary customers are operators of nuclear generation capacity, and the principal export markets for the Group's products are Asia, Europe and North America. The Group sells uranium and uranium products under long-term contracts, short-term contracts, as well as in the spot market, directly from its headquarters in Astana, Kazakhstan, and through its Switzerland-based trading subsidiary, Trade House KazakAtom AG (THK).
For more information, please see the Company website at https://www.kazatomprom.kz.
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