President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has appointed Almassadam Satkaliyev to head the new state body which will take over various functions and powers from Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry.

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has signed two agreements to collaborate with Kazakhstan on the utilisation of uranium resources dissolved in seawater and groundwater.

The Zhambyl district of Almaty region has been selected by the Kazakhstan government as the location for its proposed nuclear power plant, with ministers saying the aim is to select a technology supplier this year.

Kazakhstan's national atomic company Kazatomprom has signed a memorandum of understanding and cooperation with Jordan Uranium Mining Company.

Kazakhstan's national atomic company Kazatomprom has signed its first-ever contract to supply uranium to Swiss nuclear power plants.

Uranium production at the Kazatomprom-Cameco operation was suspended on 1 January but has now resumed, the joint venture partners have announced.

Kazakhstan's national atomic company has announced an updated development strategy for the next 10 years, saying it remains committed to "Value over Volume". 

The Ulba-FA LLP fuel assembly plant, which produces nuclear fuel for Chinese nuclear power plants, has reached its design capacity of 200 tonnes of low-enriched uranium in the form of fuel assemblies.

The Kazakh national atomic company's Russian partner Uranium One Group JSC has sold its share in the Zarechnoye joint venture to a subsidiary of China's State Nuclear Uranium Resources Development Co. Kazatomprom also expects Chinese beneficiaries to assume interests from Uranium One in two other joint ventures.