US EditionRussia to Build Kazakhstan's First Nuclear Power Plant
- Kazakhstan announced on June 14, 2025, that Russia's Rosatom will lead the consortium to build its first nuclear power plant near the village of Ulken.
- This project follows Kazakhstan’s 2023 referendum approving nuclear development and aims to restart nuclear power after decommissioning Soviet-era plants post-1991 USSR breakup.
- The plant will be equipped with two VVER-1200 Generation 3+ reactors and contributes to Kazakhstan’s target of bringing 2.4 gigawatts of nuclear power online by 2035, with China spearheading the development of a second facility.
- Kazakhstan supplies 43% of the world’s uranium and its atomic energy agency called Rosatom’s offer the “most optimal and advantageous” for the project, noting the consortium also includes three companies.
- Observers say the consortium mainly balances relations between Russia and China, but Rosatom may ultimately build the plant alone, marking a key step for Kazakhstan's low-emission energy future.
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Russia to build Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant
ALMATY, Kazakhstan: Russian nuclear energy giant Rosatom will lead the construction of the first atomic power plant in Kazakhstan, the world's top uranium producer, the Central Asian country's authorities said on Saturday (Jun 14). "Rosatom has been named as the leader of the international consortium
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