nuclear-news

China’s Low-Cost Nuclear Offer Faces Scrutiny in Kazakhstan

By Eurasianet – Dec 27, 2023,

• The Chinese proposal offers a nuclear plant at half the price of French, Russian, and South Korean alternatives.
• Concerns arise over the Chinese design using outdated technology, despite compatibility with Kazakh-produced fuel assemblies.
• The projected cost for a two-unit nuclear power plant is over $12 billion, with an output of 2.4 GW of power.

A Kazakh media outlet, citing a watchdog group representative, is reporting that the Kazakh government is balking at a Chinese proposal to build the Central Asian nation’s first nuclear power plant. The Kazakh government has not officially commented on the report. …………..  https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Chinas-Low-Cost-Nuclear-Offer-Faces-Scrutiny-in-Kazakhstan.html

December 28, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 1 NUCLEAR ISSUES, Kazakhstan