Kazakhstan’s government has officially chosen a construction site in the Zhambyl district of the Almaty region for the country’s first nuclear power plant (NPP).
The relevant decree, signed by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, has been published on the legal acts database.
«To designate the Zhambyl district of the Almaty region as the construction area for the Nuclear Power Plant. This decree shall take effect on the date of its official publication,» the document said.
On Oct. 6, 2024, Kazakhstan hosted a national referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant. At the time, President...