Kazakhstan is holding talks with South Korea on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan, KazTAG reported, referring to an informed source.
The Kazakh Industry and Trade Ministry held talks with South Korea's KEPCO, (Korea electric power corporation) on uranium mining and nuclear power plant construction in Kazakhstan.
The Korean company has long tried to increase the share of purchases of uranium in Kazakhstan. During the present informal meetings with Kazakh officials, representatives of Korean corporations put forward a proposal to participate in the nuclear power plant's construction, CA-News reported.
The source also noted that the ministry's representatives participate in negotiations with governmental approval. The Korean side, in turn, is represented by a congressman of the ruling party "Han Nara", which already held a preliminary meeting.
"Over the next two weeks, a major Korean delegation is expected to give these proposals in detail", the official said.
KEPCO is actively seeking to build nuclear power plants in the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and considers the possibility of supplying the equipment to the U.S.