Kazakhstan passed a referendum to build its first nuclear power plant by majority vote Monday, meaning Korea now has a chance to be included in an international consortium to build the reactor in ...

Voting in a referendum to build Kazakhstan’s first nuclear power plant began on Sunday, with Korea keenly watching the process as one of the four candidates for the project if the referendum passes.

Authorities in Kazakhstan are widely expected to get their way in a referendum on nuclear power. But the question of which countries will be involved in building the future nuclear facility will ...

Polls are open in Kazakhstan for a landmark referendum on building the country's first nuclear power plant.

Kazakhstan will hold a national referendum on October 6 to decide on the construction of a nuclear power plant, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced on Monday. The decision reflects the ...

A least two exit polls indicated a large "yes" vote in a tightly controlled referendum to decide whether Kazakhstan should build its first nuclear power plant, which supporters say will help end ...

Kazakhstan is set to spend over $32 million on a controversial referendum to decide the fate of a nuclear power station, amidst public concerns and opposition.

Kazakhstan's push for nuclear power faces public resistance and allegations of Russian influence, as the government plans a referendum on the controversial issue.

In Kazakhstan, this strategy already had various names since Tokayev came to power: from “New Kazakhstan” to a “Listening State.” This referendum was the fourth in the history of Kazakhstan and the ...

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has said that a referendum on plans for a nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan will be held this autumn.

MOSCOW (AP) — Polls are open in Kazakhstan Sunday for a landmark referendum on building the country’s first nuclear power plant, confronting the country's painful legacy as a testing ground ...