Afghanistan, May 29 -- Kazakhstan and Russia have signed a new cooperation programme on nuclear and radiological safety, alongside a major agreement to construct Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant.
According to Atomic Energy Agency of Kazakhstan, the programme was signed between Kazakhstan's nuclear agency and Russia's federal nuclear and environmental oversight body for the 2026-2030 period.
The agreement includes cooperation on licensing procedures, regulatory oversight, inspections, expert consultations, seminars, training programmes and broader coordination on nuclear and radiological safety.
The deals were signed during the visit of Vladimir Putin to Astana, where Moscow and Astana also concluded agreements on financing and cons...