Sustainability Of Kazakhstan's Energy System Hinges On Development Of Nuclear Energy - PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, September 6. The
development of nuclear energy can ensure the sustainability of
Kazakhstan's energy system, the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Olzhas
Bektenov said during familiarization with the work of a bearing
plant in the monocity of Stepnogorsk, Trend reports.
“Stable energy supply is important for the development of
industry and the commissioning of new enterprises. At the moment we
consume more than we produce, so we have to buy energy. This
deficit, taking into account the growing needs, will constantly
grow from year to year. That is why we need reliable sources of
electricity. When they say that we can develop alternative sources
- solar, water, wind - we will do this too, but they will not
provide the necessary stability, they can only become additional
sources. The development of nuclear energy can ensure the stability
of the energy system. Besides, we have our raw materials, we have
personnel,” he said.
In turn, Energy Minister Almassadam Satkaliyev reported that
modern nuclear power plants are built with all the bells and
whistles when it comes to safety measures.
To note, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev,
stated on September 1, 2023, that a referendum would be held in the
country in connection with the construction of a nuclear power
plant.
Afterward, Kazakhstan laid out a list of companies that are
throwing their hat in the ring to provide technology for the
country's inaugural nuclear power plant. These are China's CNNC
with the HPR-1000 reactor, South Korea's KHNP with the APR-1400
reactor, France's EDF with the EPR-1200 reactor, and Russia's
Rosatom with the VVER-1200 and VVER-1000 reactors.
Tokayev, addressing a joint session of the chambers of
parliament with his annual message to the nation on September 2,
2024, stated that a national referendum on the construction of a
nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan will be held on October 6 this
year.
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