Azerbaijan, Baku, March 25 / Trend S.Suleymanov /
Japan is interested in expanding joint uranium mining projects in Kazakhstan, Kazatomprom reported. The company summed up the results of the official visit to Japan by OSCE Chairman and Secretary of State - Kazakh Foreign Minister Kanat Saudabayev and Kazatomprom Board Chairman Vladimir Shkolnik.
"During the visit, the officials held several meetings with leading Japanese companies, as well as academia. The meetings mainly discussed cooperation and joint projects in the fields of uranium and rare metals, as well as the development and deepening of scientific and technical interaction," the company reported.
During a meeting with Toshiba head Norio Sasaki March 23, the sides discussed joint actions and projects to develop uranium and rare metal mining.
"In addition, meetings with the managements of TEPCO and Marubeni highlighted issues of growing energy consumption in Japan and the country's interest in enhancing joint uranium mining projects in Kazakhstan," the source said.
The prompt ratification of an intergovernmental agreement on the peaceful use of atomic energy signed between Kazakhstan and Japan is a key issue in this regard.
Moreover, the sides discussed the Renard-U and Kizil Kum projects and their future development.
The company reported that Saudbayev and Shkolnik also met with Professor Fuji from the Tokyo University of Technology. The meeting was dedicated to the development and deepening of Japan-Kazakhstan relations in the fields of collaborative research, nuclear technology and high-tech cooperation.
The sides agreed to hold prospective trials of advanced Japanese technologies.
Kazatomprom is the national operator of Kazakhstan's uranium, compounds, rare metals, nuclear fuel, special equipment, technologies and dual-use materials exports. Its main lines of business are exploration, uranium mining, nuclear fuel cycle production, reactors, nuclear power plants, construction materials production, energy, science, social welfare and training.
Today, the company employs more than 26,000 people. Kazatomprom is one of the leading uranium mining companies in the world.
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