South Korea’s state nuclear operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan to cooperate on the construction of the first ever commercial nuclear power reactors in the Central Asian nation.
The agreement was signed with Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Limited Liability Partnership (KNPP) during a visit to Seoul by KNPP’s chief executive officer Timur Zhantikin and Kazakhstan deputy energy minister Zhandos Nurmaganbetov. KNPP is a branch of the Kazakh government’s Samruk-Kazyna sovereign welfare fund.
South Korean media reported that the agreement includes cooperation in the development of new nuclear power plants, the application of nuclear technology, the development of human resources and public support.
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