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New Strategic Partnership Boosts South Djengeldi Uranium Project with Global Investment and Ambitious Expansion Plans

(IN BRIEF) Orano and Navoiyuran have formalized an agreement to advance the South Djengeldi uranium mining project within their joint venture, Nurlikum Mining, by integrating it into Navoiyuran’s existing industrial base. The deal also brings Japan’s ITOCHU Corporation on board … Read the full press release

Environmental Threat Looms Over Central Asia’s Fertile Fergana Valley Due to Uranium Legacy

(IN BRIEF) The Fergana Valley, a crucial agricultural region in Central Asia, faces a looming environmental crisis resulting from decades-old uranium mining activities. The aftermath of Soviet-era uranium mining, marked by abandoned mines, open tunnels, and improperly managed waste dumps, … Read the full press release

The 1st and 2nd largest uranium producers in the world strengthen their cooperation in the uranium mining industry

(PRESS RELEASE) CHÂTILLON, HAUTS-DE-SEINE, France, 5-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Orano Mining, the second largest uranium producer in the world owned by the French state, has announced the signature of a memorandum of cooperation with Kazatomprom, the world’s largest producer and … Read the full press release

Highly enriched spent nuclear fuel was removed from Rez Nuclear Research Institute, Czech Republic to the Russian Federation

17-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In early April of 2013 highly enriched spent nuclear fuel of the LVR-15 research reactor was removed from Rez Nuclear Research Institute, Czech Republic, to the Russian Federation. The fuel was sent to Mayak PA (Chelyabinsk region) … Read the full press release