Kazakhstan's Nuclear Power Vote Sparks Controversy

Kazakh voters will head to the polls on October 6 to decide whether to approve the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan -- the world's largest producer of uranium. And the question on the ballot will be just that: "Do you agree to the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan?"But the debate surrounding nuclear energy is far more complex, taking in the heavy legacy of Soviet-era nuclear tests, long-standing nuclear-phobia, and unanswered questions around the companies -- and countries -- that would build the plant…