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    Central Asia General Newswire
    November 29, 2007 Thursday 5:03 PM MSK

    Armenia to join international uranium enrichment center in Angarsk

    YEREVAN Nov 29


    Armenia has decided to join the Russian-Kazakh agreement on the
    establishment of an international uranium enrichment center in
    Angarsk in the Irkutsk region, the Armenian government said.

    A document on an additional survey of Armenian uranium deposits will
    be drafted soon.

    According to the preliminary reports, Armenia has no less than 30,000
    tonnes of uranium. An additional survey may increase the size of
    these reserves by 1.5-2 times.

    Russia and Kazakhstan signed the agreement in Astana in early May.

    Federal Atomic Energy Agency Director Sergei Kiriyenko said that the
    center would begin operations as soon as a third participant joined
    the project.

    Ukraine is also considering the possibility of joining the project,
    Kiriyenko said.
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