Science Meets Industry: NNC Expands Cooperation with Nuclear Sector Enterprises

Gumar Sergazin, Director General of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan attended the official opening ceremony of the “Zhalpak” uranium mine.  

For NNC RK, participation in such industry events is an opportunity to strengthen cooperation between science and industry. Development of the uranium sector requires not only new production capacity, but also reliable scientific and technical support, improvement of technologies and sustained attention to nuclear and radiation safety.  

National Nuclear Center has the scientific expertise and research infrastructure needed to address current challenges in the nuclear industry. It can be take part in radiation and environmental monitoring at mines and in assessing personnel safety, and can also apply geophysical methods to monitor technological processes in uranium extraction.  

New Zhalpak mine has been commissioned by Mining Company “Ortalyk” LLP, part of NAO “Kazatomprom” JSC. First start-up complex is designed to produce 500 tonnes of uranium per year. Capacity of the surface processing complex is planned to be increased to 900 tonnes in the future.