
In the Soviet Union, the role of the “testing venue” went to Semipalatinsk Test Site, located at the junction of East Kazakhstan, Karaganda and Pavlodar regions








The “Nevada Semipalatinsk”
anti-nuclear movement in Kazakhstan was formed in 1989 and was one of the first major anti-nuclear movements on the territory of the former USSR
Purpose
To destroy all nuclear test polygons on the territory of Kazakhstan, create public control over industrial wastes, and establish an ecological map of the region
Movement's agenda
- organization of actions directed towards the complete prohibition of nuclear tests, the banning of nuclear, missiles and other types of weapons of mass destruction and the illegal burial of radioactive and toxic wastes
- protection and revitalization of nature, man, culture
- protection of human rights
- problems of ecology at the national and international levels




Some interesting facts
In 1989, the number of explosions at the Semipalatinsk test site was reduced to 7 out of the planned 18. The last one was on October 19
The most active participants in this movement were medical scientists, graduates of KazNMU
The movement took part in demonstrations, protest marches, peace marches in Kazakhstan, Russia, America and Japan
Many cities and regions of Kazakhstan, also Russia, the USA, Italy, Japan, Turkey and other countries established its branches
Thanks to Suleimenov, the “Nevada Semipalatinsk” anti-nuclear movement was included in the World Memory of the World Register by the decision of UNESCO
Through the efforts of the “Nevada Semipalatinsk” movement, nuclear tests in Kazakhstan were stopped:
on August 29, 1991, President of the Kazakh SSR Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the Decree “On the closure of the Semipalatinsk test site”, having gained great respect in the world community



December 2010
Board of Governors adopted the resolution on the IAEA LEU Bank establishment
May 27, 2011
Agency announced a tender for choosing the country to locate the bank
July 29, 2011
Kazakhstan sent a bank placement application
March 2012
Kazakhstan became the only candidate country for placing the bank on its territory
May 2012
IAEA delegation visited Ust-Kamenogorsk and Astana
August 27, 2015
signing the agreement on the establishment of IAEA LEU Bank
Location: Ulba Metallurgical Plant

Initiator of giving the status – Lassina Zerbo, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation
Where? At the special session of the UN General Assembly
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