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Kazakh people to decide on nuclear plant construction

Kazakh people to decide on nuclear plant construction

Kazakhstan is to hold a referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant in the country, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced during a state-of-the-nation address. The date of the vote has yet to be determined.

Nuclear Policies 01 September 2023

Projects secure power for fuel cycle operators

Projects secure power for fuel cycle operators

Nuclear fuel cycle companies in Namibia, Kazakhstan and the USA are working on projects to ensure secure, sustainable power supplies for their operations and the communities where they are located.

Corporate 21 August 2023

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Kazakhstan regions to hold public hearings on nuclear plans

Kazakhstan regions to hold public hearings on nuclear plans

The Ministry of Energy has issued an update on progress towards the construction of Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant, confirming the selection of Ulken in the Zhambyl district of Almaty region as the most suitable area for the plant for which four potential suppliers have been shortlisted.

New Nuclear 17 August 2023

Uranium results reflect market improvements

Uranium results reflect market improvements

Cameco and Kazatomprom have increased their sales and revenue guidance for 2023 upwards as market fundamentals continue to improve.

Corporate 03 August 2023

Kazatomprom uranium plant upgraded

Kazatomprom uranium plant upgraded

The Kazakh national atomic company has announced that its Kazatomprom-SaUran LLP subsidiary has completed a "major investment project" to modernise a 1600 tonne per year refinery in Turkestan.

Uranium & Fuel 04 July 2023

Kazatomprom completes second China shipment, announces management changes

Kazatomprom completes second China shipment, announces management changes

The heads of Kazatomprom and CGNPC-URC said the companies plan to further develop and strengthen their partnership as they marked the completion of the second delivery of fuel assemblies manufactured by the Kazakh-Chinese Ulba-FA enterprise to a nuclear power plant in China. Separately, Kazatomprom has announced the latest in a series of changes in its senior management.

Corporate 05 June 2023

Kazakh research reactor recommissioned after fuel conversion

Kazakh research reactor recommissioned after fuel conversion

The IVG.1M research reactor in Kurchatov, Kazakhstan, is ready to resume experiments following the completion of a project to convert it from using highly-enriched uranium fuel to low-enriched uranium fuel, the country's National Nuclear Centre announced.

Regulation & Safety 22 May 2023

Kazatomprom plans new acid plant

Kazatomprom plans new acid plant

Kazatomprom plans to increase its production of sulfuric acid - the main reagent used in its in-situ leach (ISL) uranium operations - with the construction of a new 800,000 tonnes per year plant in the Sozak district of Kazakhstan's Turkestan region.

Corporate 24 April 2023

Kazakhstan and IAEA agreement to strengthen nuclear cooperation

Kazakhstan and IAEA agreement to strengthen nuclear cooperation

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi and Kazakhstan's Minister of Energy Almasadam Satkaliyev signed a five year framework designed to "ensure closer interaction between the Agency and Kazakhstan in areas related to the development of nuclear power infrastructure, nuclear and radiation safety, food security and nuclear medicine".

Nuclear Policies 20 April 2023

IAEA team completes follow-up Kazakh infrastructure review

IAEA team completes follow-up Kazakh infrastructure review

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

New Nuclear 12 April 2023