Energy Minister Details Nuclear Plant Employment Plans

Kazakhstan's nuclear power plant project will create significant employment opportunities, according to Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev, Orda reports.
At a government meeting, the Minister outlined the project's workforce projections.
And at the peak of construction in 2032, about 10 thousand people. During the operational phase, the project will provide jobs for at least two thousand people, Satkaliyev said at a meeting of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The Minister explained that by 2030, the project expects to employ approximately 5,000 people.
Local colleges will introduce specialized programs, training dosimetrists, steam turbine equipment repair fitters, and plant maintenance and information technology specialists to support this workforce development.
Close cooperation with electrical engineering colleges is carried out by subordinate organizations - the National Nuclear Center and the Institute of Nuclear Physics, which provide a basis for industrial training for college students in nuclear specialties, the Minister added.
President Qasym-Jomart Toqayev had instructed in late December to expedite the nuclear power plant's construction.
Original Author: Zhadra Zhulmukhametova
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