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
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