Kazakhstan’s Nuclear Future Depends on More Than a Referendum
WEB1 day ago · For Kazakhstan, the real question when it comes to nuclear power has almost always been that of “how” rather than “whether.” In fact, ever since 1997, when Energy Minister Vladimir Shkolnik proposed the construction of a nuclear power plant, successive national energy strategies have formalized that ambition. Banal obstacles like a lack ...
Nuclear Power Referendum Passes in Kazakhstan - The Diplomat
WEB12 hours ago · Kazakhstan is the world’s top uranium producer, but aside from three nuclear research reactors, its last nuclear power plant – BN-350, a fast breeder reactor – was decommissioned in 1999.
Kazakhstan votes in favour of nuclear power plant construction, …
WEB1 day ago · Item 1 of 9 People cast their votes during a referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant, at a polling station in the village of Ulken in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan October 6, 2024.
Kazakhstan faces up to the legacy of Soviet weapons testing in a ...
WEB1 day ago · However, the use of nuclear materials remains a controversial and often sensitive topic in Kazakhstan, which was used as a testing ground for the Soviet Union’s nuclear program. The weapon tests made large swaths of land in the country’s northeastern Semei region uninhabitable, devastating the …
World’s Top Uranium Miner Backs Nuclear Plant in Referendum
WEB23 hours ago · 1:05. Voters in Kazakhstan backed the construction of a nuclear power plant in a referendum on Sunday, an exit poll showed, joining several countries across the world in pursuing the clean energy ...
Kazakhstan faces legacy of Soviet weapons testing in nuclear …
WEB1 day ago · A woman casts her vote during a referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant, at a polling station in the village of Ulken in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, Oct. 6, 2024.
Kazakhs Vote Overwhelmingly 'Yes' In Tightly Controlled Nuclear …
WEB19 hours ago · A total of more than 71 percent of Kazakhs have voted in favor of the construction of the Central Asian nation's first nuclear power plant, the country's Central Election Commission announced on ...
'Yes' vote prevails in Kazakhstan nuclear plant vote: TV
WEB1 day ago · Almaty (Kazakhstan) (AFP) – Kazakhs looked Sunday to have voted in favour of building the first nuclear power plant in the Central Asian country, the world's largest producer of uranium but ...
Kazakhstan referendum backs new nuclear energy - World Nuclear News
WEB17 hours ago · Kazakhstan Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), a subsidiary of Kazakhstan's Samruk-Kazyna National Welfare Fund JSC, was set up in 2014. As well as being designated as the owner/operator of a future plant, KNPP is tasked with pre-project work including a feasibility study to justify the need for nuclear power - carried out in 2018 - …
Kazakhstan's Nuclear Power Vote: Many Questions, But Just One …
WEB2 days ago · ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- 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 ...
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