New Energy
World’s Top Uranium Miner Backs Nuclear Plant in Referendum
- 71% of voters support construction of a nuclear power plant
- Country seeks public support for first reactor since 1999
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Voters in Kazakhstan, the world’s largest uranium miner, backed the construction of a nuclear power plant in a referendum on Sunday.
Kazakhstan’s central election commission said on Monday that 71% of voters cast their ballots in favor of the government plan to build a new reactor. Turnout was about 64%, well above the threshold necessary for the result to be valid, the commission said, citing preliminary calculations.