(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 17. In
accordance with the projected electricity balance, Kazakhstan plans
to build two nuclear power plants with a capacity of up to 2.8
gigawatts, Deputy Director of the Department of Atomic Energy and
Industry of the Ministry of Energy of Kazakhstan Gulmira Mursalova
said, trend reports via the Kazakh media.
She made the remark before the start of the round
table on the impact of nuclear power plants on the environment held
at the Eurasian National University.
"Certainly, we can consider continuing the development
of nuclear energy in the future. Now the possibility of operating
small modular reactors is globally observed, and we will also study
these issues," she said.
According to her, the construction of the station in
Kazakhstan will be monitored by the international community.
"Currently, the population has a lot of questions
about ecology. The issue of safety of the nuclear power plants is,
of course, a prime concern. Before the construction of the nuclear
power plant, international atomic energy agencies, as well as
international regulators come on a mission to the nuclear power
plant construction site to assess readiness," the deputy director
said.
She noted that Kazakhstan is a member of the
International Atomic Energy Agency and, therefore, requests these
missions.
The construction of the NPP will be carried out under
the supervision of international structures, she said.
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