The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has approved a draft decree to implement licensing of uranium mining by the State Inspection of Nuclear Regulation. The draft decree has been backed by 293 members of the parliament. Now only processing and transportation of uranium ores are licensed. (Ukrainian metal)
Kyrgyzstan spends up to 12 million soms on protection of uranium tailings annually, the First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Kubatbek Boronov announced at a meeting of the Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex and Subsoil Use. According to him, international organizations allocate funds for reclamation of uranium waste. “We allocate money from the budget…
Kazatomprom National Atomic Company announced its intention to continue to flex down production by 20% through 2021, compared to the planned levels under Subsoil Use Contracts. The company will now begin working with joint venture partners to assess the impact and implement the plan across all of Kazakhstan’s uranium mines, the company’s press service informs.…
Nuclear Power Systems of Ukraine, a part of which belongs to the owner of the ATB retail network, has made considerable investments in the development of a uranium deposit. In 2017 the company received licenses from the State service of geology and subsoil of Ukraine to develop uranium ore deposits in Dniepropetrovsk and Nikolayev regions…
Government of Kyrgyzstan asks for permission to process uranium at Kara-Balta Mining Combine, the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Mukhammedkaly Abylgaziev said at a meeting of the Committee on Fuel, Energy Complex and Subsoil Use of the Parliament. He stressed that the Cabinet had passed a resolution banning development of uranium in the country. “Thorium was…
Reclamation of uranium tailings in Mailuu-Suu will begin in September-October, representative of the European Commission Pascal Daures reported. According to him, all the preparatory work within EU Programme “Environmental Remediation in Central Asia” has been completed. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will begin holding tenders and signing work contracts in September. As Pascal…
Members of the Committee on Agrarian Policy, Water Resources, Ecology and Regional Development of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan adopted in first reading a bill banning uranium mining in Kyrgyzstan. The document was initiated by Altynbek Sulaimanov, Almambet Shykmamatov, Kanat Kerezbekov, Myktybek Abdyldaev, Baktybek Turusbekov, Dastan Bekeshev and Altynbek Zhunus uulu. “Over the years of development…
A draft law on prohibition of activities related to the geological survey of the subsoil for prospecting, exploration and development of uranium and thorium deposits in Kyrgyzstan was submitted to the Parliament. The document was initiated by the MPs Altynbek Sulaimanov, Almambet Shykmamatov, Kanat Kerezbekov, Myktybek Abdyldaev, Baktybek Turusbekov, Dastan Bekeshev and Altynbek Zhunus uulu.…
