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Volkovgeologiya JSC

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    Nuclear-Exploration and Mining
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Subordinate to: Kazatomprom 1

General Director: Bakhytzhan Berikbolov

Activities: Volkovgeologiya has been exploring areas in Kazakhstan for uranium deposits since the 1940s. 2 Kazatomprom owns 90% of Volkovgeologiya shares. 3

Glossary

Uranium
Uranium is a metal with the atomic number 92. See entries for enriched uranium, low enriched uranium, and highly enriched uranium.

Sources

  1. “Kazakhstan Forecasts 37% Growth in Uranium Production,” Interfax, 30 July 1999; Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, web.lexis-nexis.com.
  2. Natalya Todorova, “Is Uranium Our Friend or Enemy?” Kazakhstanskaya pravda, 4 April 1996, p. 5; “Public Fears of Radiation Contamination,” FBIS-SOV-96-086-S.
  3. “Kazakhstan Forecasts 37% Growth in Uranium Production,” Interfax, 30 July 1999; Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, web.lexis-nexis.com.

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