Kazajistán acelera sus ambiciones nucleares con nuevas plantas e instalaciones de investigación

Name: Kazajistán acelera sus ambiciones nucleares con nuevas plantas e instalaciones de investigación
Uploaded: 2025-12-03T14:00:53+00:00
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Kazajistán acelera sus ambiciones nucleares con nuevas plantas e instalaciones de investigación

Mientras la energía nuclear experimenta un resurgimiento a nivel mundial, Kazajistán se está posicionando en el centro de este cambio, una estrategia explicada por Asset Makhambetov, vicepresidente de la Agencia de Energía Atómica.

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00:30Welcome to EastWestConnect.

00:31We're highlighting business and economic opportunities in Kazakhstan

00:34and the wider Central Asia region, connecting with Europe and beyond.

00:39Kazakhstan's first nuclear plant will feature two Generation 3-plus pressurized water reactors

00:44designed by Rosatom with a combined capacity of 2.4 gigawatts.

00:48Here to discuss the country's nuclear strategy is Aset Mohambetov,

00:52Deputy Chairman of the Board of Kazakhstan's Agency for Atomic Energy.

00:56Mr. Mohambetov, welcome.

01:00Thank you for having me today.

01:02How do you see Kazakhstan's role in shaping Central Asia's nuclear future and ensuring energy security?

01:08First of all, some of the Central Asian countries like Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

01:12already producing natural uranium in significant amounts.

01:17And second of all, a few of the Central Asian countries are planning to build their first nuclear power plants.

01:23In this way, overall, all the Central Asian countries are moving towards the safe and reliable electricity

01:30provided by nuclear power plants.

01:32And Kazakhstan is no exception.

01:33Kazakhstan is building its first nuclear power plant near its most populous region.

01:38Are there any safety mechanisms in place?

01:41And what about nuclear waste?

01:42First of all, we're not building yet.

01:45We're right now focusing on the site selection works, which started just in August of 2025.

01:51And based on that work, we will select the best suitable site in the region.

01:56Second of all, the technology that we selected already have all the passive and active safety systems

02:04that's needed to ensure safe and reliable operational reactor.

02:08And plus, it has all the lessons learned from accidents like Fukushima and Chernobyl.

02:15So that kind of accidents won't happen in the future.

02:17In terms of the radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel management,

02:22Kazakhstan already has the experience to deal with, to manage those kind of waste.

02:28And overall, we're working with a vendor in ways how to minimize the radioactive waste

02:38that will be produced in a nuclear power plant.

02:41So, Kazakhstan plans to develop nuclear research cities in Abai and Almaty regions.

02:46What role would these hubs play in advancing Kazakhstan's nuclear cluster?

02:51Kazakhstan already has big two research centers,

02:54one being Institute of Nuclear Physics, which locates in Almaty,

02:58and the second one being National Nuclear Center in Abai Oblast near Kurchatov City.

03:04Both centers produce a lot of reliable research activities.

03:10Just for example, last year, Institute of Nuclear Physics started exporting radio pharmaceuticals,

03:16being radio isotopes of Technetium-99 to Kyrgyz Republic.

03:20That was done with the help of International Atomic Energy Agency.

03:25Right now, we are developing the long-term strategy for nuclear industry development of Kazakhstan up to 2050.

03:35And there we are including the further development of those centers,

03:41and the main focus being the research in peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

03:48Mr. Mohambetov, thank you so much for being with us.

03:50Thank you.

03:53Kazakhstan is also home to the world's low-enriched uranium bank,

03:57a physical reserve supporting peaceful nuclear power programs.

04:00Euronews has the story.

04:04Located at Kazatomprom's Ulybai Metallurgical Plant,

04:07the low-enriched uranium bank serves as a global safeguard,

04:10providing reactor-grade uranium in case of supply disruptions.

04:13Operational since 2019 and managed by the International Atomic Energy Agency,

04:18it stores 90 tons of uranium hexafluoride supplied by Kazakhstan and France,

04:23which remains untouched to date.

04:25The traditional fund on the territory of the building is at the top of the territory of the building.

04:30The security of the process of maintaining low-enriched uranium

04:33is provided by a number of organizational and technical activities,

04:38including any kind of harmful impact on the surrounding environment.

04:42With six decades of experience in civil nuclear fuel supply,

04:45Kazakhstan now exports low-enriched fuel assemblies

04:48produced at the Ulybai Metallurgical Plants to nuclear power plants in China.

04:53Last year, Ulybai reached its full annual production capacity of 200 tons.

04:57From uranium mining to fuel production,

05:09Kazakhstan is strengthening its position as a reliable global supplier

05:12and a key player in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.

05:18Kazakhstan's uranium production topped 60 million pounds last year.

05:23Producing roughly one-fifth of the world's uranium,

05:25Kazakhstan leads the sector.

05:29Mr. Yusupov, welcome.

05:30Thank you for having me today.

05:32How does Kazakhstan plan on strengthening its global position in the uranium industry

05:37amid rising competition and shifting geopolitics?

05:41Kazakhstan is the largest uranium producer globally.

05:45We are playing an important role in global clean energy security.

05:50And we position ourselves as a reliable and predictable partner

05:55Right now, we are focusing on geological exploration to enhance our resource base.

06:02But at the same time, we are looking into other opportunities

06:06in other stages of nuclear fuel cycle

06:11if we see economic viability in those projects.

06:15How do you view the uranium market outlook,

06:18given that your company plans to scale back on production by 10% next year?

06:22So, 2026 production numbers are subject to our discussions with our JV partners

06:28and overall market considerations.

06:33We are sticking to our value over volume strategy.

06:37We see that there is increasing interest in nuclear energy,

06:41given the pledge by more than 20 countries to triple their nuclear capacity by 2050.

06:46Many new bills of nuclear power plants are being announced globally.

06:53There is increasing demand for energy by big tech and increasing AI.

06:58And also, a lot of analysts are forecasting structural deficit of uranium in the next decade.

07:04So, we see very strong market fundamentals for uranium.

07:08And our outlook is very positive on those dynamics.

07:14How sustainable is your in-situ recovery method?

07:17And what innovations are you pursuing to reduce the environmental impact?

07:22Well, unlike traditional open pit or underground mining,

07:27in case of in-situ recovery, we actually do not move a lot of ground.

07:33We are sending this solution into the subsoil and then pump it out,

07:39transfer to processing center,

07:41and all this circulates in a closed-loop system.

07:45So, there is very little environmental impact.

07:48Mr. Yusupov, thank you so much for your time today.

07:50Thank you for having me today.

07:54That's all for now.

07:55See you in the next episode of Visa Plus Connect.

07:57We'll see you in the next episode of Visa Plus.

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