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The last in a series of public meetings on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan was held in the country's capital, Astana, ahead of a referendum expected to take place later this year.

Date: Friday, 23 August 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Astana-event-rounds-off-public-discussions-on-Kaza

Central Asian country could have first reactor in operation in 2035 South Korea’s state nuclear operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan to cooperate on the construction of the first ever commercial nuclear power reactors in the Central Asian nation.

The agreement was signed with Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Limited Liability Partnership (KNPP) during a visit to Seoul by KNPP’s chief executive officer Timur Zhantikin and Kazakhstan deputy energy minister Zhandos Nurmaganbetov. KNPP is a branch of the Kazakh government’s Samruk-Kazyna sovereign welfare fund.

South Korean media reported that the agreement includes cooperation in the development of new nuclear power plants, the application of nuclear technology, the development of human resources and public support.

In 2019, KHNP submitted a proposal to Kazakhstan to build two 1,000 MW or 1,400 MW nuclear power plants.

Date: Thursday, 07 July 2022
Original article: nucnet.org/news/kazakhstan-south-korea-signs-agreement-on-plans-for-new-nuclear

Kazakhstan has chosen the area of Lake Balkhash in the Alma-Ata region for the construction of a large NPP and the authorities are now considering potential suppliers, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev told a meeting of the Council of Foreign Investors on 9 June.

Date: Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newskazakhstan-selects-npp-site-9772730