Russia and Uzbekistan sign nuclear cooperation roadmap
With the agreement signed between Rosatom and Uzatom, nuclear cooperation is being expanded, and concrete works have begun at the plant site.
A roadmap for cooperation in nuclear and related fields was signed in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, between Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom and the Uzbekistan Atomic Energy Agency (Uzatom).
It was reported that, under the agreement, concrete works have started at the nuclear power plant site in the Jizzakh region. Approximately 900 cubic meters of concrete will be poured as part of the small-scale energy unit project with the RITM-200N reactor.
The project will include two large VVER-1000 type reactors and two small reactor units with a capacity of 55 MW each, and it is expected that the plant will generate approximately 17.2 billion kWh of electricity annually once it reaches full capacity.
Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev stated: “The signing of the roadmap and the start of work on site show that Uzbekistan has entered an important stage in the nuclear field.”
British News Agency
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