The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
of Mongolia informed journalists about its activity and Proxy head of the NEA
G.Manlaijav told our correspondent that 16 organizations own uranium
exploration and exploitation 101 licenses and two organizations are domestic
and remaining is foreign.

He told the NEA has finished the
first research of nuclear power plant building in Mongolia and it is a research
to build the plant but not decision. He also stated that NEA will soon contract
with China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) about Gurvanbulag and
Mardai deposit mines. Mongolia will own 51 percent of deposit mines in
accordance of the law on nuclear energy. Canadians have transferred their
licenses of two strategic deposit mines before ratification of the law on
nuclear energy.

G.Manlaijav said that NEA has
prepared establishment work of Dornod Uranium LLC. But the work would be related
to international arbiter court decision. Russians have demanded NEA to pay
attention to the issue.