New Russian route for Kazakh uranium?

Uranium could in future be shipped from Kazakhstan to Japan via ports along Russia's Pacific coast rather than through western Russian ports, according to press reports. Citing unnamed Japanese government officials, Bloomberg reported that a six-month study into the viability of shipping uranium via ports near Vladivostok, funded by the Japanese trade ministry, is to be officially announced this month. Most Kazakh uranium destined for Japan is currently shipped via St Petersburg for enrichment overseas before reaching its ultimate destination.