Kazakhstan has five nuclear reactors: four research reactors and one power
reactor. The National
Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan is responsible for the
country's research reactors, including three at the former Semipalatinsk Test
Site and one in Alatau, just outside the former capital of Almaty. The BN-350
power reactor in Aktau was shut down in April 1999. Please see the Kazakhstan:
Research Reactor Table and Kazakhstan:
Power Reactor Table for more information on these facilities.
Kazakhstan has several radioactive waste
sites, including a storage facility for high-activity waste at the former
Semipalatinsk Test Site.
On 26 September 2000, the government of Kazakhstan rejected plans to build a proposed
nuclear power plant at Lake Balkhash. {Entered 10/4/00; updated 10/6/00 NA}
Page last updated 7 November 2002
For more recent developments,
see the individual facility files.
Reactors Overview
