They have not only helped secure CGN's uranium assets abroad but also allowed the company to gain experience in the operation and management of uranium overseas. The two have jointly developed four uranium mines in Kazakhstan, namely Irkol, Semizbay, Central Mynkuduk and Zhalpak.
Shenzhen, Guangdong province-based CGN said it has been carrying out in-depth cooperation with Kazatomprom in the fields of uranium resource exploration, natural uranium trade and nuclear fuel pellet processing. The plant is part of CGN's efforts to expand its nuclear fuel assembly supply as nuclear power installations in China have been expanding amid the country's ramped-up efforts in the transition to green energy.Īs of the end of December 2020, China had 17 nuclear power units under construction, and the capacity of assembled units under construction remained the world's largest for many years. CGNPC Uranium Resources owns a 49 percent stake and Kazatomprom holds the rest. The project is a joint venture with Kazakhstan's national atomic company Kazatomprom. Need for uranium by China's nuclear power generators will rise in the long termĬhina General Nuclear Power Corp, the country's largest nuclear operator, said its nuclear fuel assembly plant put into production in November will further ensure fuel supply to its projects at home and abroad.ĬGNPC Uranium Resources Co Ltd, a subsidiary of CGN, said the nuclear fuel assembly plant will supply 200 metric tons of uranium for fuel assembly each year for 20 years in China. The plant is expected to supply 200 metric tons of uranium for fuel assembly annually for 20 years in China.
Staff members work at a nuclear fuel assembly plant built by a Chinese-Kazakh joint venture in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan, on Nov 10.
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