ASTANA – Kazakhstan’s Central Referendum Commission has officially announced the results of an Oct. 6 national referendum at an Oct. 8 meeting, revealing 71.12% support the construction of a nuclear power plant.

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 the Central Asian country.

Voters in Kazakhstan backed the construction of a nuclear power plant in a referendum on Sunday, an exit poll showed, joining several countries across the world in pursuing the clean energy source to curb emissions.

Kazakhstan voted in a referendum on Sunday on whether to build its first nuclear power plant, and an exit poll showed voters backed the idea promoted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's cabinet as a way to phase out polluting coal plants.

Kazakhs looked Sunday to have voted in favour of building the first nuclear power plant in the Central Asian country, the world's largest producer of uranium but lacking electricity, in a referendum.Rich in oil,

Kazakhstan voted in a referendum on Sunday on whether to build its first nuclear power plant, an idea promoted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's government as the Central Asian nation seeks to phase out polluting coal plants.

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.