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Kazatomprom-led Chinese nuclear
fuel JV makes first delivery
CHINA THE world’s biggest uranium producer, Kaza- high value added Uranium product. Successful
tomprom, has reported the delivery of a first product delivery to the Chinese partners con-
batch of fresh nuclear fuel AFA 3G ТМ fuel firmed the reputation of Kazatomprom as a reli-
assemblies (FA) by the Ulba-FA plant, run as a able and favorable supplier on the global nuclear
Kazakh-Chinese partnership, to China. fuel market,” announced Yerzhan Mukanov,
Railway platforms with 34 shipping con- CEO of Kazatomprom.
tainers containing fuel assemblies at a volume The fuel is made from uranium material
slightly exceeding 30 tonnes of low-enriched mined in Kazakhstan and processed at Ulba
uranium escorted by special-purpose security Metallurgical Plant.
were delivered to a nuclear power plant in China Ulba-FA started operating in November
and accepted by end-customer Chinese General 2021 after passing qualification terms set b the
Nuclear Power Corporaion CGNPC-URC. owner of AFA 3G FA manufacture technology,
“Implementation of the innovative project the French company Framatome, and getting
of nuclear fuel manufacture for the NPP is an acknowledged as a qualified nuclear fuel supplier
example of Company’s contribution to mitigat- by CGNPC-URC.
ing the consequences of global climate change It is the only plant manufacturing nuclear
and achieving the global goal of low-carbon fuel in Kazakhstan for nuclear power plants and
development. Ulba-FA plant allowed Kazatom- that has a guaranteed sales market for 20 years
prom diversifying production by extending the into the future. The plant’s capacity stands at 200
lineup and producing high-tech, export oriented tonnes per year.
Kepco reportedly in talks
to build NPP in Turkey
SOUTH KROEA STATE-RUN Korea Electric Power Corpora- reactors. However, the deal fell by the wayside
tion (Kepco) is in discussions with the Turk- due to differing views on pricing.
ish government to develop four nuclear power Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom
plants (NPPs) worth around South Korean won is constructing Turkey’s first NPP, Akkuyu,
(KRW) 40 trillion ($30.7bn), Korea JoongAng on the Mediterranean coast, according to a
Daily reported on December 15. build-own-operate model. Rosatom has said it
A Kepco spokesperson was quoted as saying does not expect EU sanctions on Russia to pose
that the two parties would likely begin a feasibil- a problem for the financing of the facility. The
ity study next year, after which they could sign launch of the first phase of the NPP is scheduled
a deal for the building of four nuclear reactors for 2023.
capable of providing 1,400-megawatt of electric- Turkey and Rosatom have previously dis-
ity in northern Turkey. cussed the prospect of the company building
In 2013, Turkey made an agreement with more NPPs in the country.
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding for the building of the
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