The 20th Anniversary of Kazakhstani-Japan cooperation in the area of atomic power civil use was celebrated this year.
Today Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Karim Massimov has taken part at 5th meeting of Kazakhstan-Japan commission on economic cooperation in Astana.
Kazakhstan plans to award 50 to 100 mining-exploration licenses starting next year after it brings in a law to make it easier to tap the nation's rich resources.
Following the results of the III quarter of 2014, uranium output in the Republic of Kazakhstan is 5,7 thousand ton, that is in compliance with plan figure.
The Parliament of Kazakhstan is going to consider a draft law on the use of atomic energy in 2015. On Thursday October 160the deputies of the Majilis (lower chamber of Parliament) decided on the preparation for the consideration of the draft law "On the use of nuclear energy".