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US Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman in Kazakhstan
Daniel Poneman is to attend the World Free of Nuclear Weapons forum to voice a special message on behalf of US President Obama.
11 October 2011
Nazarbayev awarded by American NTI fund
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev was awarded with a prize of the American fund Nuclear Threat Initiative.
07 October 2011
Nuclear power plants to emerge in Kazakhstan within a decade
All this will contribute to development of adjacent industries: Sergey Yashin, KazAtomProm Nuclear Company Vice Chairman of the Board.
05 October 2011
Kazakhstan to develop nuclear industry: PM Karim Massimov
October 4-5 Astana is hosting KAZENERGY Eurasian Forum, an influential dialogue platform uniting the entire energy industry and bringing together oil and gas companies.
04 October 2011
Nazarbayev: The world is not secured from nuclear terrorism
Fortunately, the world has not faced the problem of nuclear terrorism yet. But we are practically not secured from such threat: Nursultan Nazarbayev.
24 September 2011
Kazakhstan suggested three principles of nuclear security
Nursultan Nazarbayev suggested the principles of nuclear security at the high-Level meeting during the 66th session of the UN General Assembly in New York.
23 September 2011
President Nazarbayev reiterates readiness of Kazakhstan to accommodate nuclear fuel bank
According to him, all the nuclear facilities in the territory of Kazakhstan are scrutinized by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
23 September 2011
Nazarbayev called nuclear countries to give up their ambitions
The situation is paradoxic in the world today: some countries are allowed to own and improve nuclear weapons, while other countries are strongly forbidden to even develop them: Nazarbayev.
22 September 2011
Kazakhstan undecided on constructing a nuclear power plant
According to the Ministry of Industry and New Technology, Kazakhstan is considering expediency of a nuclear power plant from the safety perspective.
07 September 2011
India mulls exporting nuclear reactors to Kazakhstan
Indian and Kazakh governments are negotiating export of nuclear reactors.
26 August 2011
US President Barack Obama hopes to meet President Nazarbayev at 2nd International Nuclear Security Forum in Seoul
According to him, Washington and Astana could make a joint contribution to nuclear safety and define further steps towards a nuclear-weapons-free world.
26 August 2011
President Nazarbayev to attend the 2nd International Nuclear Security Forum in Seoul
The 1st Nuclear Security Summit was held in Washington in 2010 and was attended by 40 world leaders.
26 August 2011
Ministry of Industry and Trade refutes that negotiations are under way with South Korea on constructing a nuclear power station
August 22 a number of Kazakhstan’s media quoted KazTag Agency’s report that allegedly Kazakhstan is negotiating with KEPCO on uranium production and construction of a nuclear power plant.
23 August 2011
Kazakhstan and South Korea negotiating on construction of a nuclear power plant
According to an unnamed source, within the two nearest weeks a large-scaled Korean delegation is come to Kazakhstan to set forth a detailed proposal.
22 August 2011
UN Secretary General invited Nazarbayev for nuclear security summit in New York
Ban Ki-moon invited Nursultan Nazarbayev to the nuclear security summit to be held on September 22 in New York.
15 August 2011
Norwegian cyclists proposed to nominate Nazarbayev for Nobel Peace Prize
Norwegian "Bike for Peace" sent letters to the US Congress, Norwegian Storting (legislative assembly) and to Northern Ireland MP Mairead Corrigan.
05 August 2011
Norwegians will have a bike tour across Kazakhstan
The tour starts on August 6. A group of cyclists will ride along Semey-Almaty-Astana route.
02 August 2011
Nazarbayev to take part in nuclear security summit in New York
Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev will take part in the UN nuclear disarmament conference in New York in September.
22 July 2011
Kazakhstan mulls joint space and nuclear projects with Russia: PM Massimov
According to him, some joint projects have been outlined with Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) in Dubna and Kurchatov Institute Russian Research Center in Moscow.
13 July 2011
Kanat Saudabayev to speak at Nuclear Deterren Сonference on May 20 in London
Kazakhstan Secretary of State will give a speech at Nuclear Deterrence Conference on May 20 in London.
17 May 2011