19–21 May 2010, Korme Exhibition Center, Astana, Kazakhstan
Currently, there is one viewpoint – nuclear power is the only source able to increase its share in the world balance and thus meet the growing needs of people in energy. According to some estimates, the number of nuclear power reactors will treble by 2050.
Kazakhstan is not going to stand aback from this global trend. With its significant reserves of natural uranium and production of components for nuclear fuel, Kazakhstan can potentially become a key player in the world nuclear market. Kazakhstan possesses the world’s second largest reserves of natural uranium produced by use of the most effective technique – the so called underground leaching.
The Government of Kazakhstan plans to set up a complete vertically integrated nuclear power cycle. En route from a mine to the nuclear power station, uranium has to undergo a long chain consisting of five links: production, conversion, isotope separation, manufacture of fuel pellets, and manufacture of fuel assemblies. To date, Kazakhstan has two production processes: uranium production and manufacture of powders and fuel pellets. All missing links of the nuclear power cycle are being added – conversion and uranium enrichment, and manufacture of fuel assemblies.
Kazakhstan has realistic plans to develop nuclear power. In concert with the world’s leading companies in the nuclear industry, Kazakhstan plans to have 16% of the world’s conversion capacities by 2020. With regards to enrichment, Kazakhstan’s share may reach 7%. Kazakhstan’s share in manufacture of fuel pellets will significantly increase up to 13%.
The plans for 2020 also include commissioning of at least one nuclear power station in Kazakhstan, and preparations are already being carried out.
Main goals of KazAtomExpo 2010 include:
An important KazAtomExpo 2010 event will be the Conference on Nuclear Power and Industry. The goal of the Conference is to discuss methodological, technical, environmental and social aspects of using nuclear power today. Participants of the Conference will include representatives of government and non-government organisations from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other countries.
The Conference will discuss current development of nuclear power: safety of stations, upgrades of nuclear power stations, radiation control, radioactive waste treatment, uranium production and processing. Special attention will be paid to issues associated with construction of nuclear power stations in Kazakhstan: national energy security, feasibility study for the nuclear power station commissioning in the Kazakhstan power system, selection of the nuclear power station design and construction site.
:: Sections of the Exhibition
:: Participation options
:: Visitors and advertising campaign Even now, KazAtomExpo 2010 is of a great interest for nuclear and power specialists. They will come from all regions of Kazakhstan and neighbouring countries to attend and participate in the exhibition activities. These specialists include managers of enterprises in the fuel and energy complex and engineering services; chief engineers and power specialists from utility companies and various industrial enterprises; representatives of mining, processing, design, construction and installation organisations, and other specialists of this sector.
ITE Group Plc. and Iteca have an extensive database on potential visitors and specialists from the CIS countries because these companies annually hold successful projects on power and lighting in Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. To attract target audience, the organisers will carry out a large-scale advertising campaign including direct delivery of 10,000 invitations by surface mail, fax and e-mail, according to their database; telephone calls to potential visitors with a personal invitation to the exhibition; ads, articles and invitations in specialised local and international electronic and printed media; advertising banners and boards on main streets of the city.
:: Nuclear power development outlooks in Kazakhstan Today, power is a critical driver of the world progress. It is nuclear power that must contribute to meet public needs in energy and ensure social and economic development in the 21st century. World experiences show that in the nearest – or distant – future, Kazakhstan will hardly be able to solve its energy problems unless it reverts to nuclear power.
Obviously, development of the Kazakhstan power will sooner or later follow this path. A major role will be played by immense economic attractiveness of nuclear power as compared with hydrocarbon-based power, depletion of hydrocarbon energy sources, as well as the environmental component challenged by greenhouse discharges and compliance with international environment protection standards. Currently, most of the electrical power produced in Kazakhstan is concentrated on thermal power plants (about 87%) which incinerate organic fuel, while a minor part of electrical power (about 12%) is generated by hydroelectric power plants. More than half of the existing power stations have used up their designed life resource, and physical depreciation of equipment there is more than 70%. Besides, the current state of the national power industry is characterised by uneven location of main generating facilities in the country, lack of reserve capacity, dependence of southern and western oblasts on supplies from Central Asia and Russia, and deficit of electrical power in those oblasts.
Resolution # 925 by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 20 August 2002 approved the CONCEPT on development of the uranium industry and nuclear power in Kazakhstan for 2002-2030. The objectives addressed in the CONCEPT aim to transform the Kazakhstan power into a high-tech, science-based and dynamic industry in order to make it a solid basis for a stepped-up and sustainable economic development and improve the national well-being. Nuclear Technology Park works on the project which aims to set up a whole new type of the reactor which would combine the advantages of fast nuclear reactors (complete use of raw materials) and thermal reactors (low fuel enrichment). Scientists from National Nuclear Centre have been working to develop this reactor type since 2002. In 2004, Kazakhstan launched the programme, Establishment of the Thermal Nuclear Reactor with an Effective Fuel Cycle. Series of calculations were run under this programme, which resulted in identification of the best characteristics for fuel and core composition, and elaboration of the best methods to keep the reactor lifetime. The city of Kurchatov is viewed as one of the most promising places to install the first nuclear power source in Kazakhstan. The programme covers the period from 2003 through 2030 and outlines the strategy for the initial phase in creating and developing the national nuclear power engineering. Development of the feasibility study for construction of nuclear plants is the first step to implement the programme.
Kazakhstan possesses a significant potential for nuclear power development and has objective prerequisites for that:
Kazakhstan’s consistent transition from traditional power engineering to nuclear power technologies has a number of advantages:
With a highly skilled personnel, unique natural resources, effective conservation technologies and modern scientific developments, KazAtomProm has a guaranteed opportunity to make products meeting any needs of consumers.
Almost all of uranium production is currently performed by three mining companies in Southern Kazakhstan and Kyzylorda Oblasts. As the Kazakhstan marked-based economy undergoes reforms in property-related issues and establishes a sustainable market-responsive industrial development system, the uranium sub-industry – due to its specific nature and political significance – suggests a uniform structure to unite nuclear fuel cycle enterprises in order to: concentrate and enrich financial, production and commodity capital; increase manageability of uranium production; control regional use of natural uranium resources; carry out inter-state and inter-government agreements; and protect the interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
National Company has become such a structure as it has authorities of the sole representative of the government in exploration, production and export of nuclear materials, the sole keeper of geological information on uranium fields in Kazakhstan, and the body in charge of the national strategy to develop new fields and draw foreign investors and financial loans. National Nuclear Company KazAtomProm is general operator of export and import of uranium and its compounds, nuclear fuel for nuclear power stations, special equipment and technologies, and dual-use materials. Currently, the company employs more than 25,000 people. KazAtomProm is one of the world’s leading uranium production companies.
KazAtomProm includes 20 enterprises working in the nuclear industry: Akbastau; APPAK; Baiken–U; Betpak Dala; VolkovGeologiya; GeoTekhnologiya; Gornorudnaya Kompaniya (GRK); Zarechnoye; Inkai; Institut Vysokikh Tekhnologiy; KazAtomProm-Demeu; Kazakhstan-Russian company Atomnye Stantsii; Kazakhstan Nuclear University; KATKO; Karatau; Kyzylkum; Kyzyltu; MAEK-KazAtomProm; Semizbai-U; SKZ-U; Stepnogorskiy Gorno-Khimicheskiy Kombinat; Ulbinskiy Metallurgicheskiy Zavod; and UranEnergo.
Currently, there is one viewpoint – nuclear power is the only source able to increase its share in the world balance and thus meet the growing needs of people in energy. According to some estimates, the number of nuclear power reactors will treble by 2050.
Kazakhstan is not going to stand aback from this global trend. With its significant reserves of natural uranium and production of components for nuclear fuel, Kazakhstan can potentially become a key player in the world nuclear market. Kazakhstan possesses the world’s second largest reserves of natural uranium produced by use of the most effective technique – the so called underground leaching.
The Government of Kazakhstan plans to set up a complete vertically integrated nuclear power cycle. En route from a mine to the nuclear power station, uranium has to undergo a long chain consisting of five links: production, conversion, isotope separation, manufacture of fuel pellets, and manufacture of fuel assemblies. To date, Kazakhstan has two production processes: uranium production and manufacture of powders and fuel pellets. All missing links of the nuclear power cycle are being added – conversion and uranium enrichment, and manufacture of fuel assemblies.
Kazakhstan has realistic plans to develop nuclear power. In concert with the world’s leading companies in the nuclear industry, Kazakhstan plans to have 16% of the world’s conversion capacities by 2020. With regards to enrichment, Kazakhstan’s share may reach 7%. Kazakhstan’s share in manufacture of fuel pellets will significantly increase up to 13%.
The plans for 2020 also include commissioning of at least one nuclear power station in Kazakhstan, and preparations are already being carried out.
- About Exhibition
- Sections of the Exhibition
- Opportunities for participants
- Participation options
- Visitors and advertising campaign
- Nuclear power development outlooks in Kazakhstan
- Nuclear industry in Kazakhstan
Main goals of KazAtomExpo 2010 include:
- Present the latest technologies in design, construction, use and ensuring security of nuclear power stations
- Attract investors to fund construction of nuclear power stations
- Carry out a public awareness campaign to support construction of a nuclear power station in Kazakhstan
- Provide incentives for scientific research in Kazakhstan in the area of nuclear power
- Exchange experiences in construction of nuclear power stations with the world’s leading countries
- Enhance the nuclear power staff training system in Kazakhstan
An important KazAtomExpo 2010 event will be the Conference on Nuclear Power and Industry. The goal of the Conference is to discuss methodological, technical, environmental and social aspects of using nuclear power today. Participants of the Conference will include representatives of government and non-government organisations from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other countries.
The Conference will discuss current development of nuclear power: safety of stations, upgrades of nuclear power stations, radiation control, radioactive waste treatment, uranium production and processing. Special attention will be paid to issues associated with construction of nuclear power stations in Kazakhstan: national energy security, feasibility study for the nuclear power station commissioning in the Kazakhstan power system, selection of the nuclear power station design and construction site.
:: Sections of the Exhibition
- Mineral resources of nuclear power – from forecasting, exploration and production to finished natural uranium
- Nuclear power stations – materials and equipment, process modelling
- Compact surface, underground and floating nuclear power stations
- Nuclear reactors and units of different types and purposes
- Start-up operations and installation, production equipment
- Isotope products
- Materials resistant to aggressive environment, X-ray protection materials
- Structural and special ceramics
- Equipment and technologies for and radioactive waste recycling and disposal
- Transport packing sets
- Radioactive cargo escort and security systems
- Distant and robotic service systems
- Sensors, devices and equipment for control and management, and equipment diagnostics
- Equipment for non-destructive control of materials and items
- Radiation control equipment: dosimetry, spectrometry, radiometry
- Security equipment for facilities using radiation technologies
- Radiation protection equipment for humans, enterprises and environment
- Equipment and technologies for rehabilitation of radioactively and chemically contaminated facilities and environment
- Integrated safety systems for nuclear power stations
- Software complexes for industrial control of nuclear power stations
- Infocommunication technologies and solutions for nuclear industry
- Special building materials
- New materials, machinery and technologies based on conversion of nuclear industry enterprises
- Special clothes and radiation protection equipment for humans, enterprises and environment
- Receive detailed information about the current status and development outlooks for Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Industry sectors
- Establish new business contacts
- Sign supply contracts
- Present their products in the Kazakhstan market
- Assess their firm’s competition capacity
- Learn about their competitors’ activities
- Enhance the image of their brand
:: Participation options
- Sponsorship of KazAtomExpo 2010
- Stand at the exhibition
- Advertisement or company description in the official catalogue
- Workshops or presentations at the exhibition
- Presentation at the Conference
- Delegate at the Conference
:: Visitors and advertising campaign Even now, KazAtomExpo 2010 is of a great interest for nuclear and power specialists. They will come from all regions of Kazakhstan and neighbouring countries to attend and participate in the exhibition activities. These specialists include managers of enterprises in the fuel and energy complex and engineering services; chief engineers and power specialists from utility companies and various industrial enterprises; representatives of mining, processing, design, construction and installation organisations, and other specialists of this sector.
ITE Group Plc. and Iteca have an extensive database on potential visitors and specialists from the CIS countries because these companies annually hold successful projects on power and lighting in Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. To attract target audience, the organisers will carry out a large-scale advertising campaign including direct delivery of 10,000 invitations by surface mail, fax and e-mail, according to their database; telephone calls to potential visitors with a personal invitation to the exhibition; ads, articles and invitations in specialised local and international electronic and printed media; advertising banners and boards on main streets of the city.
:: Nuclear power development outlooks in Kazakhstan Today, power is a critical driver of the world progress. It is nuclear power that must contribute to meet public needs in energy and ensure social and economic development in the 21st century. World experiences show that in the nearest – or distant – future, Kazakhstan will hardly be able to solve its energy problems unless it reverts to nuclear power.
Obviously, development of the Kazakhstan power will sooner or later follow this path. A major role will be played by immense economic attractiveness of nuclear power as compared with hydrocarbon-based power, depletion of hydrocarbon energy sources, as well as the environmental component challenged by greenhouse discharges and compliance with international environment protection standards. Currently, most of the electrical power produced in Kazakhstan is concentrated on thermal power plants (about 87%) which incinerate organic fuel, while a minor part of electrical power (about 12%) is generated by hydroelectric power plants. More than half of the existing power stations have used up their designed life resource, and physical depreciation of equipment there is more than 70%. Besides, the current state of the national power industry is characterised by uneven location of main generating facilities in the country, lack of reserve capacity, dependence of southern and western oblasts on supplies from Central Asia and Russia, and deficit of electrical power in those oblasts.
Resolution # 925 by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 20 August 2002 approved the CONCEPT on development of the uranium industry and nuclear power in Kazakhstan for 2002-2030. The objectives addressed in the CONCEPT aim to transform the Kazakhstan power into a high-tech, science-based and dynamic industry in order to make it a solid basis for a stepped-up and sustainable economic development and improve the national well-being. Nuclear Technology Park works on the project which aims to set up a whole new type of the reactor which would combine the advantages of fast nuclear reactors (complete use of raw materials) and thermal reactors (low fuel enrichment). Scientists from National Nuclear Centre have been working to develop this reactor type since 2002. In 2004, Kazakhstan launched the programme, Establishment of the Thermal Nuclear Reactor with an Effective Fuel Cycle. Series of calculations were run under this programme, which resulted in identification of the best characteristics for fuel and core composition, and elaboration of the best methods to keep the reactor lifetime. The city of Kurchatov is viewed as one of the most promising places to install the first nuclear power source in Kazakhstan. The programme covers the period from 2003 through 2030 and outlines the strategy for the initial phase in creating and developing the national nuclear power engineering. Development of the feasibility study for construction of nuclear plants is the first step to implement the programme.
Kazakhstan possesses a significant potential for nuclear power development and has objective prerequisites for that:
- About 19% of the world’s explored uranium reserves are concentrated in Kazakhstan;
- Own and well-developed uranium production and processing industry;
- Implementation of the strategy by KazAtomProm Holding to build a company with a complete nuclear fuel cycle will provide Kazakhstan’s nuclear power industry with nuclear fuel made within the country – which will allow for lower electrical power rates;
- Kazakhstan has retained skilled personnel which have for 25 years ensured a continuous operation of the world’s first experimental fast neutron reactor, BN-350. Beginning with 1999, the reactor has been decommissioned;
- As a Soviet legacy, Kazakhstan has preserved a unique scientific base for research in the field of nuclear physics, as well as skilled scientific and technical cadre;
- Kazakhstan continues to successfully use three research nuclear reactors for scientific purposes;
- There is an infrastructure for fundamental and applied research in the field of nuclear power and nuclear physics, including substantiation of nuclear power safety, testing of advanced fuel for nuclear reactors, and development of nuclear projects;
- IAEA-integrated national system of nuclear and radiation safety; and
- A legal environment that regulates basic aspects of peaceful use of nuclear power.
Kazakhstan’s consistent transition from traditional power engineering to nuclear power technologies has a number of advantages:
- Nuclear power will allow increasing power production without infringing the environmental balance. This will eliminate harmful emissions and ensure compliance with international obligations undertaken to address global environmental problems because currently, nuclear power stations are one of the most environment-friendly energy sources.
- The most important advantages of nuclear power include the economic attractiveness of the rates and stable prices for electrical power during a long time.
- Development of Kazakhstan’s nuclear power will objectively result in a better technological level of local mechanical engineering, stronger scientific and technical potential, and new high-tech sectors of economy.
- Industrial enterprises will be integrated in international cooperation between manufacturers of equipment for nuclear power stations.
- The export structure will change to increase the share of high-tech products – electrical power and reactor fuel, and – in the future – new nuclear power stations.
- Guaranteed energy resources will ensure a sustainable social and economic development of Kazakhstan’s regions.
With a highly skilled personnel, unique natural resources, effective conservation technologies and modern scientific developments, KazAtomProm has a guaranteed opportunity to make products meeting any needs of consumers.
Almost all of uranium production is currently performed by three mining companies in Southern Kazakhstan and Kyzylorda Oblasts. As the Kazakhstan marked-based economy undergoes reforms in property-related issues and establishes a sustainable market-responsive industrial development system, the uranium sub-industry – due to its specific nature and political significance – suggests a uniform structure to unite nuclear fuel cycle enterprises in order to: concentrate and enrich financial, production and commodity capital; increase manageability of uranium production; control regional use of natural uranium resources; carry out inter-state and inter-government agreements; and protect the interests of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
National Company has become such a structure as it has authorities of the sole representative of the government in exploration, production and export of nuclear materials, the sole keeper of geological information on uranium fields in Kazakhstan, and the body in charge of the national strategy to develop new fields and draw foreign investors and financial loans. National Nuclear Company KazAtomProm is general operator of export and import of uranium and its compounds, nuclear fuel for nuclear power stations, special equipment and technologies, and dual-use materials. Currently, the company employs more than 25,000 people. KazAtomProm is one of the world’s leading uranium production companies.
KazAtomProm includes 20 enterprises working in the nuclear industry: Akbastau; APPAK; Baiken–U; Betpak Dala; VolkovGeologiya; GeoTekhnologiya; Gornorudnaya Kompaniya (GRK); Zarechnoye; Inkai; Institut Vysokikh Tekhnologiy; KazAtomProm-Demeu; Kazakhstan-Russian company Atomnye Stantsii; Kazakhstan Nuclear University; KATKO; Karatau; Kyzylkum; Kyzyltu; MAEK-KazAtomProm; Semizbai-U; SKZ-U; Stepnogorskiy Gorno-Khimicheskiy Kombinat; Ulbinskiy Metallurgicheskiy Zavod; and UranEnergo.
