Probably. On the other hand, Ukraine had the pool of engineers and scientists to maintain / develop it, while Kazakhstan might have not: it's a smaller, mostly

Probably. On the other hand, Ukraine had the pool of engineers and scientists to maintain / develop it, while Kazakhstan might have not: it's a smaller, mostly rural country. For example, in 1991, Ukraine had 15 nuclear reactors (~27% of the total electrical generational capacity) across 4 plants, while Kazakzhstan had a single reactor closed in 1999 ([2]). 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Ukraine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Ukraine 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Kazakhstan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Kazakhstan