Kazakhstan to seek expedited construction of its first nuclear power plant
The Energy Ministry has said they will ask official vendors to expedite construction of the first-ever nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan, minister Almassadam Satkaliyev said, Kazinform News Agency correspondent reports.

According to Satkaliyev, construction of the first nuclear power plant block takes 10-12 years on average taking into account that there are no any significant risks.
We understand that technologies always move forward; there are the best practices when nuclear technologies can be replicated. Taking into account the global average terms, we will ask official vendors to speed up the execution time, so as the first nuclear power plant block is built in 8 years, said Satkaliyev.
The speaker went on to add that Kazakhstan needs at least three nuclear power plants to boost its nuclear industry. Satkaliyev revealed the Energy Ministry’s plans to localize in Kazakhstan a uranium conversion cycle.
To benefit fully from all the opportunities we have, it’s necessary to build at least three nuclear power plants, which is technically true, said the minister.
As earlier reported, Kazakhstan has trained 4,500 nuclear power specialists since 2000.