VostGOK
| VostGOK | |
|---|---|
| legal form | state company |
| founding | July 24, 1951 |
| Seat |
 Zhovti Vody Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Ukraine 
|
| management | Aleksandr Hennadyewytsch Sorokyn (since 2008) |
| Website | http://vostgok.com.ua/ |
VostGOK ( Ukrainian Східний ГЗК / Державне підприємство "Східний гірничо-збагачувальний комбінат" ; to German: Public Company Eastern mines and process Kombinat) is the largest uranium mining - and processing plants of Ukraine , whose headquarters are in the town of Zhovti Vody in the northern kryvbas is .
The 100% state-owned company was founded in 1951 and is subordinate to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine.
VostGOK is the main employer in Schowti Wody and in 2007 produced almost 1,000 tons of U 3 O 8 in the city . In addition to uranium concentrate, the company also makes sulfuric acid and mining equipment.
The company has been operating a uranium mine in Smoline in Kirovohrad Oblast since April 28, 1972 .
In October 2010 an agreement was made to build a plant for processing uranium ore in Smoline. Construction of the nuclear fuel production plant began on October 4, 2012. The plant will start producing fuel for nuclear reactors of the VVER-1000 type common in Ukraine in order to secure the energy supply of Ukraine.
In December 2014, the French state-owned company Areva announced a collaboration with VostGok to jointly produce uranium in Ukraine.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Vostgok uranium plant (Ukrainian)
- ↑ VostGOK Company Links (English)
- ↑ EURATOM Supply Agency ANNUAL REPORT 2011 (English; PDF; 2.3 MB)
- ↑ Press release about joint venture
- ↑ Press release about the start of construction of the nuclear fuel plant ( memento of the original from July 6, 2013 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Ukrainian)
- ↑ French Areva wants to produce uranium in Ukraine on RIA Novosti of December 17, 2014; accessed on January 24, 2015
Remarks
- ↑ The English language Wikipedia has an article about the Ministry under Ministry of Fuel and Energy (Ukraine)
- ↑ The Ukrainian-language Wikipedia has an article about the uranium mine in Smoline under Смолінська шахта
- ↑ The Ukrainian language Wikipedia has an article about the nuclear fuel plant in Smoline under Завод ядерного палива (Смоліне)
Coordinates: 48 ° 21 ′ 7.5 ″ N , 33 ° 30 ′ 36.3 ″ E