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Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry has developed a special plan to inform the population about the nuclear fuel bank's activity in the country, Foreign Minister Erlan Idrisov said on October 16 during Government Hour in parliament.

"The ministry has developed a plan for informing the population about the activity of the nuclear fuel bank in Kazakhstan. In addition, the conditions of storage of nuclear fuel are being discussed with the IAEA," Idrisov said.

According to him, placement of the international nuclear fuel bank in Kazakhstan doesn't pose any threat to the country's environment.

"The IAEA Secretary General visited recently and we organized an interview with him so that he would provide a full picture of the meaning and essence of a nuclear fuel bank which does not cause any environmental threats," he said.

In 2009 Kazakhstan initiated the placement of an international nuclear fuel bank in its territory under the auspices of the IAEA. The bank envisages the storage of low-enriched uranium for the production of fuel elements for the NPP in a gaseous form that does not pose any radiation threat. Any country seeking to develop nuclear energy will be able to apply to Kazakhstan with a request for fuel for its own NPP.

Kazakhstan and the IAEA have agreed on the text of the country's agreement on placement of the organization's international low-enriched uranium bank on the country's territory.