Nuclear Power Plant: Russia's Participation to Be Considered Along With Sanctions Risks — Sklyar

First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar and Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev spoke on the sidelines of the government about how the nuclear power plant will be built in Kazakhstan, Orda.kz reports.

As Almasadam Satkaliyev assured, modern stations have all the necessary protective equipment and operate with minimal emissions.

They are environmentally safe facilities, equipped with all the necessary safegaurd means; energy, radiological, with minimal emissions, with a triple level of control over both emissions and procedures for carrying out certain operational operations, said the Minister of Energy.

Satkaliyev was also asked whether he was ready to move to the area. He responded that he would have to complete long assignments to monitor the construction progress.

I plan to be there regularly. Based on the performance of professional duties and responsibility for the proposed solution to cover the electricity deficit, I am ready for long assignments and to conduct inspections in accordance with my position's description,
the minister added.

Meanwhile, Roman Sklyar commented on who would build the station. He noted that a consortium will most likely do it. Russia's participation will be considered along with the risks of sanctions.

We are interested in the station being the newest, and in using the latest design solutions and technologies from manufacturing countries that are leaders in their field. Therefore, the decision will still be made. As for the arrangements, I will not be in charge of this, it will be a specific project group. And possible political risks will be considered as they arise, that is, during the design process. And if such arise, then, naturally, a sanction clause will be provided for in contracts with various companies, with various countries. This is a legal technique, the deputy prime minister summed up.

First Deputy Prime Minister Roman Sklyar said the decision on creating the consortium and who will join it will be made in 2025.

According to him, the consortium will include at least five countries. Next year, the participants will be known, the necessary documentation will be developed, and contractors and designers will be selected. Preparing the feasibility study will take a year, and the design and estimate documentation will take 1.5 years. Then, construction will begin.

Original Author: Artem Volkov