Is Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Power Plant Project at Risk After New UK Sanctions? Rosatom Responds
The UK has sanctioned several Rosatom entities involved in overseas nuclear projects, but the company says it will continue meeting its obligations under all foreign contracts, including in Kazakhstan, Orda.kz reports.
The UK expanded its Russia sanctions list to include several Rosatom-linked structures working on international nuclear projects. The list names Rosatom Energy Projects JSC and its head Andrey Rozhdestvin; Rusatom Foreign Generation and REIN Engineering; and Rusatom Overseas and its head Ilya Vergizaev.
London said it imposed the restrictions over attempts to expand the construction of Russian nuclear power plants abroad, arguing such projects could generate extra revenue.
Rosatom, in turn, said it views «unilateral restrictions» as illegal under international law and warned that such measures undermine cooperation in the «peaceful atom» sector. The company also said it will keep fulfilling its obligations under all of its foreign projects.
Kazakhstan plans to build not one but two nuclear power plants in Almaty Region. Initial work on the first site began on August 8, 2025, in the village of Ulken. The project has been estimated at $14–15 billion, and Rosatom was named the lead of an international consortium. China’s CNNC may lead the construction of the second plant.
Original author: Alexander Smolin
Read also:
Latest news
- AI Faculties for Educators to Open in Kazakhstan: What Other Changes Are Coming to the Education Sector
- There Are Medals — But Not Enough Ice: What’s Happening to Figure Skating in Kazakhstan
- Is Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Power Plant Project at Risk After New UK Sanctions? Rosatom Responds
- Prosecutor General’s Office Suspends Extradition of Navalny Ex-Staffer Detained in Almaty
- Former EBRD Executive Jürgen Rigterink Elected as New Independent Director on Bank RBK’s Board of Directors
- Kazakhstan Near Bottom of Retirement Comfort Ranking
- Kazakhstan to Open New International Flights Across Asia, the Middle East and Europe
- Foreign Experts Paid 47 Times More Than Local Scientists in Kazakhstan
- Almaty Utility Services Clear Streets for Fourth Time After Continuous Snowfall
- The Deputy Calls for Checks on Kazakh Officials Named in Epstein Files
- Su-30SM Fighter Jet Crashes Near Karaganda
- School Smartphone Restrictions May Expand Beyond the Classroom
- US warns Ukraine against strikes affecting CPC oil exports
- Kazakhstan and Austria Agree on Readmission of Illegal Migrants
- Digital Rating for Military Commanders Proposed in Kazakhstan
- Smartphones and Nap Time: Ministry Proposes Easing Rules for Convicts
- Company Managing Russia’s CPC Stake Hit by UK Sanctions
- Kazakhstan’s Supreme Court Suspends Extradition of Chechen Activist Mansur Movlaev
- Lufthansa Restarts Almaty and Astana Flights After Suspension
- UN Human Rights Committee Urges Kazakhstan Not to Extradite Chechen Activist to Russia
