Overview

• Agency chief Almasadam Satkaliev said an intergovernmental loan from Russia is expected to cover 80–90% of the more than $14 billion cost for Kazakhstan’s first plant, with government‑level talks under way and Rosatom leading the consortium.
• Authorities are running calculations for a potential site at Kurchatov after the National Nuclear Center and international experts assessed it as suitable, though no build decision has been taken for that location.
• A state commission selected the Jambyl district of Almaty region for a second plant, while officials also study a possible western site on the Caspian for small or medium reactors and continue vendor negotiations in which CNNC remains a priority but unconfirmed candidate for later units.
• Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has operated on reserve diesel generators since a September 23 cutoff of the Dneprovskaya high‑voltage line, with the station stating the situation is under control and that it is regularly informing the IAEA.
• Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected Ukrainian accusations that Russia is damaging the plant, asserted Russia ensures its safety and is in constant contact with the IAEA, and these claims remain disputed.