Current projections indicate that uranium shortages in the coming years can be avoided only if existing and new uranium mines operate according to plan. Indeed, extrapolations of global supply that foresee an increase in uranium mining are based on claims about the ability to expand output in Kazakhstan.
照目前的预测，未来铀资源短缺问题的解决只能依靠现有及新铀矿的按步骤开采。事实上，当前对铀开采量增加的预期都是基于哈萨克斯坦的产能提升。而迄今为止该地的铀矿产量增长都与预期相符，从2005年的4357当量吨到2008年的8521当量吨，再到2009年的1.4万当量吨。