In the period from March, 27 to 30 of 2018 in Almaty, the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, in cooperation with representatives and experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), organized a seminar regarding "Requirements for choosing a site for the construction of NPP."
Representatives of the Ministry of Energy of the RK, RSE "National Nuclear Center of RK", RSE "Institute of Nuclear Physics", RSE "Institute of Geophysical Research", JSC "NPC" Kazatomprom "and TRC "Safety of Nuclear Technologies "took part in the seminar.
Kazakhstani specialists presented an information about state of the nuclear infrastructure in the Republic of Kazakhstan and about the current situation with choosing a site for NPPs in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, also they presented legislative requirements for choosing a site for NPPs in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
During the seminar the participants also discussed the issues related to site selection taking into account external events, IAEA safety standards - Requirements and guidelines for selection and assessment of the site, which regulates activities when selecting sites for nuclear power plants. During practical group sessions, the participants carried out exercises for choosing of candidate sites. At the same time, IAEA experts familiarized with international experience in choosing a site for the construction of nuclear power plants.