In the period from May 18 to May 20, 2026, a regular technical meeting was held in Kurchatov between CIAE (PRC) and NNC RK specialists. The meeting was devoted to discussing the possibility of conducting experiments on irradiation of fuel rods with promising uranium-nitride and uranium-molybdenum fuels at the IVG.1M research reactor. The CIAE team […]
From April 20 to 24, 2026, in Leiden (the Netherlands), a delegation from the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NNC RK) took part in the annual conference of the European Nuclear Society on Research Reactor Fuel Management (RRFM). Background: The RRFM conference has been held annually since 1997 and is now a […]
On April 9, the “Institute of Atomic Energy” branch successfully carried out the startup of the IGR reactor with the experimental device “IMPULSE.” The work was performed as part of a research project aimed at expanding the capabilities of the IGR reactor for conducting irradiation experiments with power reactor fuel under conditions close to limiting […]
From 13 to 15 April 2026, the seventh technical meeting between specialists of JAEA, MUS and NNC RK was held in Kurchatov. The meeting was dedicated to the preparation of documentation for a new contract under the EAGLE-4 experimental program, which is a continuation of long-term research supporting the design of the Generation IV JSFR […]
From 9 to 10 April 2026, a delegation from the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE), Republic of Korea, conducted a working visit to the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NNC RK). During the visit, the delegation was provided with an overview of key elements of the NNC RK scientific and experimental […]
On April 13–14, a regular meeting of the Working Group on the Implementation of International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards in the Republic of Kazakhstan (SIRG 2026) was held in Astana. During the meeting, updated information was presented by Committee of Atomic Supervision and Control on Kazakhstan’s activities in the field of the nuclear fuel cycle, […]
From April 8 to 9, 2026, a technical visit by specialists from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) took place at the Institute of Atomic Energy branch of the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As part of the visit, technical consultations were held and facilities of the Baikal-1 […]
From March 30 to April 1, the Consultancy Meeting was held in Vienna between representatives of the NNC RK, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the IAEA to discuss the reprocessing of the graphite fuel from the IGR reactor and related safety assurance issues, as well as to review ongoing research and development activities on […]