Last Updated: | May 13, 2014 |
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Location: | N/A |
Subordinate To: | Kazatomprom [1] |
Size: | N/A |
Facility Status: | N/A |
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]
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.
Country Profile
Kazakhstan
This article provides an overview of Kazakhstan’s historical and current policies relating to nuclear, chemical, biological and missile proliferation.