Kazakhstan plans to certify fuel pellets for supply to China till the end of 2010

/IRBIS, September 14, 2010/ - Kazakhstan plans to complete the certification process of uranium fuel pellets for delivery to the Chinese market in December, 201 years, announced today head of the laboratory uranium JSC "UMP" Mr. Yuri Rusin within the international scientific-practical conference "Actual problems of uranium industry" . JSC Ulba Metallurgical Plant is a subsidiary of JSC NAK Kazatomprom. "It is certified for the supply of tablets in China. The results of this certification will be in December," - said Mr. Yuri Rusin. He noted that the volume of deliveries will be about 2 tons of pellets a year, and then to 2020 the volume "will go on increasing. In the future, Kazakhstan could supply the Chinese market order of 200-400 tons per year. Certification is carried out within the project construction on the Ulba Metallurgical Plant, together with the company Areva production capacity of approximately 400 tons of pellets to China. Feasibility study for construction of production is scheduled for completion before the end of this year. Mr. Yuri Rusin also said that at the end of this year or early next year, the company will also hold a certification of uranium dioxide powder for delivery to Sweden. [2010-09-14]