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July 09, 2015

Nuclear Friendship: Kazakhstan to deliver 5K tons of uranium to India
Moscow (Sputnik) Jul 09, 2015
As India attempts to bolster its nuclear energy capabilities, it has just formalized an agreement with Kazakhstan to receive 5,000 tons of uranium over the next four years. Rapidly developing its nuclear power infrastructure to further Prime Minister Narendra Modi's clean energy initiative, India is in need of vast stockpiles of nuclear fuel. Kazakhstan, on the other hand, is one of the world's leading producers of uranium, sitting atop 15% of the global supply. A partnership seemed only natural. ... read more

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