Eddo Hartmann is a finalist in the Landscape category for his series The Sacrifice Zone, referring to a remote part of Kazakhstan that was the major testing ground for the Soviet Union's nuclear ...

No country in peacetime has suffered more from nuclear testing than Kazakhstan or done more to champion the cause of disarmament. Nuclear weapons have already exacted a terrible toll. Now ...

Preliminary work is being performed to identify a second site for a nuclear plant, Bektenov added during a January 28 government session. In a major policy speech on January 28, Tokayev indicated that ...

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Kazakhstan President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev has instructed the government to begin developing a nuclear cluster. “Against the ...

A shortlist of four companies has been selected for possible NPP construction – China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), ...

Kazakhstan is rapidly developing its nuclear power capabilities while also exploring fracking for shale oil, aiming to boost economic growth and address energy deficits.

ASTANA. Jan 28 (Interfax) - Kazakhstan's government plans soon to sign all the necessary agreements in order to construct the country's first nuclear power plant, and also determine the regions for ...

Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov announced Tuesday that the country will soon sign an agreement for the construction of ...

Igor Kurchatov, the scientific director of the soviet nuclear bomb program who was ... miles from the weapons lab in Russia to the test site in Kazakhstan. In an effort to minimize the fallout ...

As the world marked the International Day Against Nuclear Tests on August 29, I found myself reflecting on the painful history of my homeland, Kazakhstan, and the urgent need for the global ...

No country in peacetime has suffered more from nuclear testing than Kazakhstan or done more to champion the cause of disarmament. The recent deal will see Kazakhstan supply India with 5,000 metric ...