Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has held talks with CEO of Russia’s state-owned Rosatom Alexey Likhachev.
Likhachev reported that construction of Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant began on Aug. 8 in the Almaty region. The sides discussed ensuring local content in goods and services, using domestic equipment and materials, hiring local specialists and exchanging experience.
«Issues of localizing nuclear fuel cycle processes were raised. Practical aspects of forming an international consortium that will unite leading Kazakhstani and foreign partners were also considered. The Russian side confirmed its readiness to cooperate with suppliers from Kazakhstan and other...