A town in the Kazakh Steppe, on the shores of Lake Balkhash, sets itself for a referendum on October 6 to find out if they want the construction of a nuclear power plant. Ulken town resident and engineer Sergei Tretyakov is convinced his country "needs" a nuclear power plant, adding "if we don't do this now, we simply won't have enough electricity". Zheksenkul Kulanbayeva, on the other hand, opposes the plant. "We'll lose the fish," she says. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES