Agreement Lays Groundwork For Kazakhstan Uranium Exports To Finland

Countries plan ‘practical negotiations’ on supply volumes

Agreement Lays Groundwork For Kazakhstan Uranium Exports To Finland
Kazakhstan’s state company Kazatomprom is the world’s largest uranium producer. Courtesy Kazatomprom.

Kazakhstan’s Atomic Energy Agency and Finland’s Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (Stuk) have signed an agreement that lays the groundwork for potential uranium supplies to Finland.

According to Almasadam Satkaliev, head of the Kazakh agency, the agreement establishes a legal framework for future deliveries of Kazakh uranium to Finnish nuclear power plants.

“The possibility of supplying Kazakh uranium to Finnish nuclear power plants is currently under discussion,” Satkaliev told reporters. “We’ve made such offers before, and the Finnish side has shown serious interest. This visit is an opportunity to move toward practical negotiations on supply volumes.”

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