Kazakhstan Kicks Off Nationwide Voting On Nuclear Power Plant Construction
Date
10/6/2024 12:09:16 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 6. Kazakhstan
kicked off nationwide voting on the construction of a nuclear power
plant, Trend
reports.
Polling stations will be open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM local
time. Results are expected to be announced within seven days. A
total of 10,327 polling stations will be available, including 72
located outside of Kazakhstan. Currently, 12,244,683 citizens are
eligible to vote.
On September 2, 2024, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced
the date for the referendum and signed a decree to proceed with
it.
In 2023, the Ministry of Energy revealed that four companies are
leading contenders for the construction of the nuclear power plant:
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), South Korea's Korea
Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP), France's EDF, and Russia's
Rosatom.
The project will also involve international organizations,
including the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to ensure
additional oversight.
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