Kazakhstan Reallocates More Than 70 Hectares of Former Nuclear Test Site for Industrial Use

By Staff Report in Nation on 2 April 2025

ASTANA – The Kazakh government has approved the transfer of 71.37 hectares from the reserve lands of the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in the Abai Region for industrial, transport, and communications purposes, according to a resolution dated March 27, reported online.zakon.kz. The land was moved into the category of lands …

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