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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Rising Petrostate Kazakhstan Mulls Nuclear Power

Rising Petrostate Kazakhstan Mulls Nuclear Power

According to Kazakh Industry and New Technologies Minister Aset Isekeshev, Kazakhstan will make a decision on whether to build an atomic power plant this year. Speaking to a group of reporters in the capital Astana, Isekeshev said, "As a matter of fact, we are not rejecting atomic energy, as we have big uranium reserves with long-term prospects. A decision regarding the possible construction of a nuclear power plant will be adopted this year. For the time being, we are working on the supposition that we could have atomic energy produce 4 percent…Read more...

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