From October 5 to 7, 2026, the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan hosted a technical meeting of specialists from NNC RK, Argonne National Laboratory (ANL, USA) and JSC Ulba Metallurgical Plant (JSC UMP). The meeting was held as part of the project for the conversion of the IGR research reactor to low-enriched […]
On September 29, 2026, the third meeting of the Advisory Board of the International Research Center based on the MBIR reactor (IRC MBIR) was held in Tashkent. Representatives of scientific organizations and the nuclear industry from several countries took part in the event. The National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan presented a report […]
NuMat is one of the premier international conferences and a leading scientific platform for specialists engaged in the research, development, and characterization of materials for nuclear and thermonuclear energy technologies. Held biennially, the conference covers a wide scope of topical areas, including thermodynamics and thermophysical properties of nuclear fuels and materials; structural and functional materials; […]
Representatives of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan took part in the forum. S.A. Berezin, Deputy Director General of the NNC RK, delivered a presentation highlighting the activities of the National Nuclear Center and emphasizing the importance of training qualified specialists for the further development of the country’s nuclear energy sector and […]
One of the stages in the conversion of research reactors at the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the reprocessing of highly enriched uranium fuel from the IGR reactor. As part of the repackaging activities to transfer HEU fuel from cylindrical containers, a dedicated facility equipped with a hot cell (radiation-shielded box) […]
On September 21, 2026, the village of Bolshoy Akzhar in the Pavlodar region’s Maysky district hosted an open public meeting. The hearings were organized as part of the state environmental impact assessment for the upcoming project, “Expansion of the IGR Research Reactor Complex: Highly Enriched Uranium-Graphite (HEU) Fuel Repackaging Section.” Representatives from the Institute of […]
On August 28, an educational historical event entitled “Kazakhstan – A Country Without Nuclear Weapons” was held in the village of Koktobe, Pavlodar region, to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site. Representatives of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan took part in the event, presenting […]