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The challenges and opportunities arising from the goal of tripling nuclear energy capacity feature in a special report on discussions at the World Nuclear Fuel Cycle 2024 event in Kazakhstan.

Date: Thursday, 02 May 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Podcast-World-Nuclear-Fuel-Cycle-2024

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has concluded a five-day Site and External Events Design (SEED) mission to Kazakhstan to review the country's process for selecting the site of a planned nuclear power plant.

Date: Thursday, 09 November 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-assesses-Kazakh-plant-site-selection-process

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Iran has started construction of its indigenously-designed Karoun NPP in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, according to Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI). The NPP will be built at Darkhovin about 70 kilometres from the southwestern city of Ahvaz in the provincial capital of Khuzestan, near the Karun River. Eslami told reporters after a cabinet meeting that the government has signed contracts with domestic companies to equip the plant.

Date: Friday, 03 November 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiran-begins-construction-of-karoun-npp-and-new-uranium-mine-11265705

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Indústrias Nucleares do Brasil (INB) says it has completed the first stage of demolition of buildings at the Unit for Decommissioning of Caldas (UDC) in southern Minas Gerais, which is currently undertaking clean-up of a former uranium mine. Altogether 12 buildings were demolished at the industrial plant comprising 1,900 square metres of disused structures. The cooling tower was the last structure demolished in early September. According to INB, the area where the buildings were located will be restructured using local soil.

Date: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsinb-completes-first-stage-of-decommissioning-in-caldas-11174058

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Remediation work at legacy uranium mining sites in Uzbekistan is under way, supported by a €9m ($11m) grant from the Environmental Remediation Account for Central Asia (ERA) – set up on the initiative of the European Union (EU) and managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD).

Date: Thursday, 21 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsremediation-begins-at-former-uranium-mining-sites-in-uzbekistan-11160714

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A ceremony to mark the start of construction of a new uranium mining complex was held at Jang-e Sar in north-western Iran.

Date: Wednesday, 16 August 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Iran-breaks-ground-for-new-uranium-mine

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The Republic of Burundi and Russia have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) on peaceful uses of nuclear technology. It was signed as the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum takes place in St Petersburg.

Date: Friday, 28 July 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Burundi-and-Ethiopia-among-Russia-Africa-nuclear-c

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The Republic of Kazakhstan and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have agreed to strengthen collaboration in the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology, following a visit by IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi to Astana.

Date: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-and-kazakhstan-agree-to-strengthen-nuclear-cooperation-10786440

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Almasadam Satkaliyev, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Energy says "Rosatom has a certain advantage as supplier of the nuclear island" for a planned NPP. While the authorities continue to look for a contractor and supplier of equipment for construction of its planned NPP, they understand that Russia’s Rosatom has advantages in this area, he noted.

Date: Friday, 14 April 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskazakhstan-continues-to-pursue-npp-plans-10756528

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Kazakhstan has made progress in implementing the recommendations of an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear infrastructure review mission in 2016, a team of IAEA and international experts said. The four-day Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission was conducted at the government's request.

Date: Thursday, 13 April 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-team-completes-follow-up-Kazakh-infrastructur

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