Kazakhstan’s Major Nuclear Power Dilemma

With the result of Kazakhstan’s controversial nuclear power referendum being a resounding “yes,” attention now turns to which country will build the facility. Kazakhstan’s government has spoken in favor of an international consortium of nuclear energy companies taking up the task while noting that a final decision will not be made until next year. But if Kazakhstan were to ignore Russia’s Rosatom completely, it would be bucking a global trend. Amid the war in Ukraine, and Moscow’s increased diplomatic isolation,…