Kazatomprom and Cameco launch new project in Kazakhstan

01/04/2024

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Inkai, a joint venture by Kazatomprom (60%) and Canadian Cameco (40%), has announced its plan to build an affinage facility with a capacity of 4,000 tons of uranium per year. «This project is going to boost the output at the Inkai uranium mine by 4,000 tons of triuranium octoxide. Under the project, the construction of a new affinage facility, a power substation with a diesel generator and the reconstruction of the existing pregnant solution processing plant are expected. The project starts this year and will be over in 2025,» the joint venture said in a statement on public hearings scheduled for April 2. The company plans to build all these new facilities in parallel with uranium production and processing. Once they are ready, these facilities will be integrated into the current utility systems and the power grid. Inkai is going to use artesian water for its production processes and bring drinking water for workers in bottles. Even though the company hasn’t revealed any financia

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