Impact of Kazakh Production on the Uranium Market: Past and Prospective

The Rise of a Production Empire

The dramatic expansion of Kazakh uranium production has been one of the most important developments in the history of nuclear fuel. In a period of just ten years, annual Kazakh production has grown from below 5 million pounds U3O8 to a rate that today exceeds 40 million pounds U3O8. At the present rate of expansion, Kazakhstan is on target to account for fully one-third of the world’s uranium production by the end of the year.

The expansion of Kazakh production has had a considerable impact on uranium price formation, and future production decisions promise to have an important effect on supply availability and price. This fact does not escape Kazatomprom, the national uranium producer of Kazakhstan and the force behind the Kazakh expansion, which has recently announced the prospect of limiting future expansion.

New UxC Study

UxC Kazakh Production Study Cover

Because of the key role that Kazakh production has played in the past and is poised to play in the future, UxC has completed a study examining the Kazakh production phenomenon: Impact of Kazakh Production on the Uranium Market: Past and Prospective. The report, which totals over 130 pages including three appendices, covers the following subject areas:

There are a number of questions and issues surrounding Kazakhstan’s production expansion. The report addresses the following questions and issues:

Given that Kazakhstan is expected to play a dominant role in uranium production for the foreseeable future, this report is essential for anyone who is interested in the future course of uranium supply and price.

The price of this 2010 report is US$7,500.00, discounted to US$5,000.00 for current subscribers of either our Uranium Market Outlook, Uranium Suppliers Annual, or Policy Watch products.

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Eric Webb +1 (770) 642-7745