The Cabinet of Ministers of Kazakhstan supported the referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant. This was reported by press service Government of Kazakhstan.
Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliev proposed to submit for consideration a draft government decision on initiating a republican referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan and to submit for consideration a draft presidential decree “On holding a republican referendum” by the country’s president.
After that, Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov proposed to vote on the submitted draft government decision. He instructed the Ministry of Energy to submit a draft decree to the Presidential Administration together with the government apparatus.
Fall 2023 reportedIt was reported that a region in the Almaty region was chosen for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan.
Officials considered China, South Korea, Russia and France as possible technology suppliers, and even then the country’s president suggested putting the issue of building a nuclear power plant to a national referendum.
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