Reactors, capacity and uranium mining
Kazakhstan has 1 recorded nuclear reactor unit across 1 site in the WhereNuc dataset. Current breakdown: 1 permanently shut down. The country’s first reactor reached commercial operation in 1973. No units are currently listed as operational — every recorded reactor is shut down. Kazakhstan also has 5 uranium mining operations in the dataset, with combined reported output of about 12,700 tU per year.
| Site | Status | Units | Net capacity | First online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aktau (Shevchenko) | Shut Down | 1 | 52 MW | 1973 |
| Type | Units | Share |
|---|---|---|
| FBR | 1 | 100% |
See also: global uranium mining overview
| Mine | Method | Output | Operator | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkai | In-situ recovery | 3,600 tU/yr | JV Inkai / Kazatomprom / Cameco | 2009 |
| Tortkuduk & Muyunkum | In-situ recovery | 3,000 tU/yr | Katco / Orano / Kazatomprom | 2000 |
| Budenovskoye | In-situ recovery | 2,500 tU/yr | Kazatomprom partners | 2000 |
| Kharasan | In-situ recovery | 2,000 tU/yr | Kazatomprom partners | 2008 |
| South Inkai | In-situ recovery | 1,600 tU/yr | Kazatomprom partners | 2009 |