Kazakhstan's Ambitious Nuclear Energy Plans Face Public Scrutiny

Following up on last year’s referendum that endorsed the pursuit of nuclear energy in Kazakhstan, the government is moving quickly to lay the groundwork for at least two reactors. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has expressed a desire to eventually construct a “nuclear cluster” in the country to power economic growth. The government is working to finalize an agreement on the construction of an initial nuclear plant in the Almaty region “in the near future,” according to a report published by the Kazakh news outlet…