Uranium & Fuel

Kyrgyzstan / Gov’t Lifts Uranium Ban, Considers Deployment Of Russia-Supplied Reactor

By David Dalton
14 June 2024

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Gov’t Lifts Uranium Ban, Considers Deployment Of Russia-Supplied Reactor
Central Asia, including Kyrgyzstan, served as an important source of uranium in the former Soviet Union. Courtesy EBRD.
Kyrgyzstan, which is considering construction of its first nuclear power plant, has lifted a ban on uranium extraction to boost the economy with lawmakers overturning a 2019 law banning the research, exploration and development of uranium reserves, the Kyrgyz parliament said in a statement.

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