ST. PETERSBURG, June 20. /TASS/. Rosatom and the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Atomic Energy have signed documents on the first nuclear power plant (NPP) in the republic at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), a TASS correspondent reports.
The indicative roadmap for 2025-2027 on the first NPP in Kazakhstan has been signed.
"We have reached specific parameters of the NPP project in Kazakhstan and taken the first important legal step," Rosatom Chief Executive Officer Alexey Likhachev said at the signing ceremony.
Russia’s VVER-1200 reactor is the most demanded product on the planet, he noted.
"Today we completed the most difficult and not very short first stage of negotiations, having already reached specific parameters of the project: in terms of implementation timeframes, in terms of technical appearance. We have made a very important first step. There is still a huge way ahead," chief executive said.
The documents were inked by Likhachev and Chairman of Kazakhstan’s Agency for Atomic Energy Almasadam Satkaliyev. The indicative roadmap stipulates conducting surveys, concluding an EPC contract and developing design documentation. Additionally, a framework agreement defining the key principles of cooperation on the implementation of the project in the Zhambyl District of the Almaty Region has been signed by Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Plants company and Rosatom’s engineering structure Atomstroyexport.
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) is taking place on June 18-21. This year, the event is held under the theme "Shared Values: The Foundation of Growth in a Multipolar World." The program includes the SME Forum, the Creative Industries Forum, the Day of the Future International Youth Economic Forum, the Drug Security Forum, and the Roscongress Urban Hub discussion platform. The Roscongress Foundation is the organizer of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. TASS is its information partner.