Nuclear Power in Central Asia
https://doi.org/10.48137/26870703_2021_16_4_6
Abstract
The article provides an overview of the nuclear energy state in the countries of Central Asia. An analysis is given of the countries’ resource and production capabilities for the nuclear industry development. The main focus is on Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, the countries with the largest uranium reserves. They understand the economic feasibility of industry developing and nuclear power plants building on their territory. The issue of uranium waste storage facilities was considered separately.
About the Author
E. M. Kuzmina
National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kuzmina Elena M., candidate of political science, head of the sector of Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine Primakov
23, Profsoyuznaya Str., Moscow, 117997
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Review
For citations:
Kuzmina E.M. Nuclear Power in Central Asia. Geoeconomics of Energetics. 2021;(4):6-21. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.48137/26870703_2021_16_4_6
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