Ukraine to diversify uranium supplies

Ukraine intends to abandon imports of Russian uranium concentrate and switch to purchases in Australia and Kazakhstan, according to Ukraine’s Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn, Obozrevatel reported.

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"Australia is the second potential supplier, we plan to diversify supplies,” said Demshyshyn at a Kyiv briefing on Tuesday.  

Read alsoUS may help Ukraine in own uranium processingWe [Energy Ministry] are drafting an agreement," the official said, adding that Ukraine is also interested in supplies of uranium from Kazakhstan.

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