Kazakhstan to hold nuclear plant referendum in autumn
Astana, Kazakhstan (AFP) June 27, 2024
Kazakhstan will hold a referendum this year on whether to build what could become Central Asia's first nuclear power plant, the country's president said Thursday. Nuclear power is a sensitive issue in Central Asia, which has a history of pollution from uranium mining and Soviet-era atomic weapons tests. Kazakhstan is the world's largest exporter of uranium but shut its only small-scale r
Kazakhstan will hold a referendum this year on whether to build what could become Central Asia's first nuclear power plant, the country's president said Thursday. Nuclear power is a sensitive issue in Central Asia, which has a history of pollution from uranium mining and Soviet-era atomic weapons tests. Kazakhstan is the world's largest exporter of uranium but shut its only small-scale r