Kazakhs to vote on government plan for new nuclear power plant

But critics cite risks of deeper Russian influence, incompetence, corruption

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Kazakhstan faces a shortage of 6 gigawatts of energy by 2030, the government estimates. © Reuters

NAUBET BISENOV, Contributing writer

ALMATY -- Kazakhs vote on Sunday in a landmark referendum on whether the country should build a new nuclear power plant. But critics say the vote goes beyond the construction of an energy facility: It's also a referendum on Russian influence over its smaller neighbor.

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