ASTANA, Kazakhstan, December 1. Kazatomprom JSC (Kazakhstan's national nuclear company) and its subsidiary KAP Technology LLP have signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Siemens LLP in the field of digitalization and automation of the subsidiaries of the nuclear holding, Trend reports.
Siemens has been an official partner of KAP Technology LLP since 2019. It provides the Kazakh company with technological equipment, as well as consulting and engineering services in the field of industrial automation.
As Kazatomprom noted, the agreement provides for joint participation in pilot projects to introduce advanced technologies at uranium mining enterprises.
In addition, the parties will actively develop training programs aimed at training highly qualified personnel for the successful implementation of innovative projects.
As Kazatomprom explains, this strategic partnership marks the companies' shared ideology in the field of innovation and reaffirms their determination to contribute to the development of the industry through advanced technologies and educational initiatives.
On September 29, 2023, Kazakhstan's Kazatomprom presented its strategy for uranium production for 2025. The Board of Directors of Kazatomprom approved the company’s strategy to increase uranium production volumes in 2025 to 100 percent of the level planned under subsoil use contracts.
Kazakhstan ranks second in the world in terms of proven reserves of natural uranium. About 14 percent of all proven world reserves are concentrated in the depths of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The country's total proven reserves are estimated at more than 700,000 tons of uranium.
In 2009, Kazakhstan took first place in uranium production in the world and continues to maintain a leading position in the world market.
Kazakhstan produces about 40 percent of the world's uranium production. In 2021, the volume of uranium production amounted to 21,800 tons, according to the results of 2022 - 21,300 tons.