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The utilization of nuclear power in Kazakhstan began with Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant, the BN-350 fast-neutron reactor in Aktau, operating from 1973 to 1999, a Soviet era prototype investment preceding the BN-600 reactor. Since 1999, it has only operated four smaller research reactors and did not have nuclear electricity production ...
Aktau (Kazakhstan State Corporation for Atomic Power and Industry) BN-350 43°36′24″N 51°17′00″E / 43.606748°N 51.283321°E / 43.606748; 51.283321 ( Aktau Nuclear Power Plant ) : 135 MWe reactor operational
A referendum on the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan took place on 6 October 2024. [2] The initiative was aimed at reducing fossil fuel reliance, curbing greenhouse gas emissions and bolstering national electricity generation in light of frequent power outages in recent years.
ULKEN, Almaty region, Kazakhstan (Reuters) -Kazakhstan voted in a referendum on Sunday on whether to build its first nuclear power plant, an idea promoted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's ...
Kazakhstan will hold a referendum to decide whether to build its first nuclear power plant, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Friday, adding that the date would be decided later. But some ...
The Republic of Kazakhstan, once a republic of the Soviet Union, was a primary venue for Soviet nuclear weapon testing from 1949 until 1989. [1] Following the collapse of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in 1991, Kazakhstan became the fourth-largest nuclear power (following Ukraine) in the world and hosted a considerably large weapon support infrastructure due to its reliance on ...
The former plant could generate 350 MW e and provide steam for an associated desalination plant. View of the interior of the reactor hall. View of the interior of the reactor hall. The BN-350 was a sodium-cooled , [ 1 ] : 3 fast reactor located at the Mangyshlak Nuclear Power Plant (or Mangyshlak Atomic Energy Combine ), located in Aktau ...
It is part of the National Atomic Company "Kazatomprom", which is the national operator for nuclear industry in Kazakhstan. It is one of the world leaders in terms of production of beryllium, tantalum, and niobium, as well as uranium-based fuel bricks for nuclear power stations. [1]