Ulba Metallurgical Plant (UMP), widely known as Ulba (Russian: АО "Ульбинский металлургический завод", АО "УМЗ"), is a joint stock company. It is part of the National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom", which is the national operator for nuclear industry in Kazakhstan. It is one of the world leaders in terms of production of beryllium, tantalum, and niobium, as well as uranium-based fuel bricks for nuclear power stations.[1] It has been proposed as a site for storing and distributing low-enriched uranium fuel internationally to reduce proliferation risk from installing enrichment facilities in IAEA-unfriendly states.[2]
Ulba is located in Oskemen, a large center of non-ferrous metallurgy of Kazakhstan.
TÜV-CERT certification body certifies Quality System of UMP JSC according to ISO-9001. Ulba has a number of daughter and affiliates companies for service, auxiliary operations and sales promotion. Some of them are:
- Mashzavod Ltd., machinery plant