Former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan

Former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan

SEMEY, Kazakhstan - Soldiers stand in an area more than 1 kilometer from the hypocenter of the former Soviet nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

Former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan

Former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan

SEMEY, Kazakhstan - A man measures radiation levels in an area more than 1 kilometer from the hypocenter of the former Soviet nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 13, 2011.

Kazakhstan to tap Japan for new type of nuke power reactor

Kazakhstan to tap Japan for new type of nuke power reactor

SEMEY, Kazakhstan - Kairat Kadyrzhanov, general director of the National Nuclear Center of Kazakhstan, speaks to Kyodo News at the center in Kurchatov on June 19. He said Kazakhstan plans to build a new-generation nuclear power reactor in Kurchatov by introducing Japanese technologies.

Kazakhstan to tap Japan for new type of nuke power reactor

Kazakhstan to tap Japan for new type of nuke power reactor

SEMEY, Kazakhstan - Kairat Kadyrzhanov, general director of the National Nuclear Center of Kazakhstan, speaks to Kyodo News at the center in Kurchatov on June 19. He said Kazakhstan plans to build a new-generation nuclear power reactor in Kurchatov by introducing Japanese technologies. (Kyodo)

Former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan

Former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan

SEMEY, Kazakhstan - A man measures radiation levels in an area more than 1 kilometer from the hypocenter of the former Soviet nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 13, 2011. (Kyodo)

Former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan

Former Soviet nuclear test site in Kazakhstan

SEMEY, Kazakhstan - Soldiers stand in an area more than 1 kilometer from the hypocenter of the former Soviet nuclear test site in Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, on Oct. 13, 2011. (Kyodo)