Senate ratified Convention on nuclear safety
10:58, 15 January 2010
ASTANA. January 15. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ The Senate of the Kazakh Parliament adopted the Law "On ratification of the Convention on nuclear safety" at the plenary session.
"The main purpose of the Convention is achievement of high level of nuclear safety worldwide establishment and maintenance of means of protection from potential radiation hazards, prevention of accidents with radiological consequences", Vice Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Asset Magauov said presenting the draft law.
The Convention on nuclear safety was developed in Vienna in 1994. Kazakhstan signed the Convention on September 20, 1996.