Kazakhstan expands high-tech nuclear fuel plant

02.12.2025

Kazakhstan has significantly upgraded its nuclear fuel production capabilities as the Ulba Metallurgical Plant (UMP) in Ust-Kamenogorsk, East Kazakhstan, launches a new automated inspection line for uranium fuel pellets and expands output of fuel assemblies for nuclear power plants (NPPs). 

The Ulba Metallurgical Plant (UMP) in Ust-Kamenogorsk, East Kazakhstan, launches a...