1. IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency Sustainable Uranium Resources Development Business Model Canvas for Department of Mines and Geology(DMG) and Ministry of Science and Technology, Nepal Presented by Dharma Raj Khadka (Chief Technical Counterpart, INT 2019) & Gajendra Kumar Thakur ( Secretary and NLO ) INT2019/9001/01 Coordination meeting and Workshop on Uranium exploration strategy, resource assessment and feasibility studies Brazil, Rio de Janeiro 2016-05-31 - 2016-06-03

2. IAEA Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is the world's 93rd largest country by area, the 41 st populous is landlocked

3. IAEA Population 2011 census 26,494,504 CHINA INDIA NEPAL Area147,181 km 2 Location of Nepal

4. IAEA Infrastructure Key activities Evaluation and exploration of U and Th: Tinbhangale area, Makwanpur District Bangabagar-Bggoth and Gorang of Baitadi District Lomanthang area of Mustang District Shivpuri area of northern part of Kathmandu Valley Radiation hazard assessment in Shivpuri area of northern part of Kathmandu Valley Geological mapping 1:10000 scale, Radiation intensity mapping; Trenching pitting and sampling; Topographic survey 1:1000 scale. Key resources Human Resources – Geologists- 56, Chemists- 8, Mining engineers-8, Metallurgical engineers-3 in DMG Physical resources – DMG Chemical Laboratories, XRF Lab, Geotechnical lab, Petrography lab, Remote sensing and GIS lab Financial – Government funding - NRS 3-5 million annual budget for exploration of U and Th Key partners Ministry of Industry International partners – IAEA

5. IAEA Value Propositions Sustainable development of uranium and thorium resources in a sensitive Himalayan environment

6. IAEA 1, 3 = Exploring under TC projects, cycle 2012/13 1nd 2014/15 2= Exploring under DMG project and proposed for TCP 2018/19 cycle Uranium prospects in Nepal

7. IAEA Performance of TC Project/IAEA/DMG Project: Exploring and evaluation of U and Th deposits in Nepal

8. IAEA Performance of TC Project/IAEA/DMG

9. IAEA Supporting program of NEP 2002 Personnel trained from DMG, 2012/13 – INT 2015 Finland-1 Portugal-1 China-2 India-2 Chile-1

10. IAEA Finances Cost structure U / Th exploration and evaluation in Himalayan terrain Revenue streams Socio – economic development

11. IAEA The Uranium Business Model Canvas for Nepal Key Partners IAEA Ministry of Industry Key Activities U and Th exploration and evaluation Radiation hazard mapping Innovative approaches Value Propositions Sustainable development of uranium and thorium resources in a sensitive Himalayan environment Customer Relationships Promoter-Regulator- Investor Customer Segments Government planners and decision makers Uranium companies Key Resources Geologists, Chemists, Mining engineers, Metallurgical engineers Chemical lab, XRF lab, Remote sensing and GIS lab 3-5 Million NRs annual budget Channels Public Cost Structure U/Th exploration in Himalayan terrain Revenue Streams National database Socio – economic development