Kazakhstan / Talks Continuing With ‘International Partners’ On Technology For First Nuclear Station

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Talks Continuing With ‘International Partners’ On Technology For First Nuclear Station
Kazakhstan is continuing discussions with international partners who could potentially supply the nuclear technology for the central Asian country’s proposed first nuclear power station, local media reported.

Asset Makhambetov, a senior official at project company Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Plants, told a webinar that the Kazakh side has “received offers” by companies including France’s EDF, China’s China National Nuclear Corporation, Russia’s Rosatom, and South Korea’s Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power. He also mentioned US-based small modular reactor developers GE-Hitachi and NuScale Power.

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