Improving security of Kazakhstan's natural uranium

Kazakhstan, producer of more than 20 000 tonnes of natural uranium per year, has welcomed recently developed IAEA security guidance. "It is difficult to overstate the importance and timeliness of the guidance," said Eldar Nikhanov, physical protection officer at a uranium mine in Kazakhstan under the State-run company Kazatomprom. "Since we adopted new security measures consistent with the guidance, there have been no incidents of unauthorized removal of natural uranium."