Kazakhs approve plan for first nuclear power plant

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Kazakhstan will build a nuclear power station near the semi-abandoned village of Ulken in the Kazakh steppes on the shores of Lake Balkhash.
Photo: Ruslan PRYANIKOV / AFP/File
Source: AFP

Kazakhstan has approved a plan to build its first nuclear power station in a referendum, overcoming lingering resentment over massive radiation exposure from Soviet-era nuclear tests.

The Central Asian country is the world’s largest producer of uranium and has massive oil reserves but it suffers from chronic energy shortages.

The “Yes” vote won 71.12 percent in Sunday’s referendum and the turnout was…

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