Rosatom and Uzatom to Build Nuclear Power Plant in Uzbekistan

At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom and Uzbekistan’s Uzatom signed a set of documents outlining plans for the construction of a large nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, as reported by TASS.

The agreement marks another step in deepening nuclear cooperation between the two countries. At the same forum, Russia and Kazakhstan also signed documents regarding the first nuclear power plant in the republic, along with a roadmap for project development through 2027.

Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev stated that Tashkent and Moscow are working not only on a small modular reactor project but also on the design of two large gigawatt-class energy blocks for the same site.

«In Uzbekistan, the small modular plant is the world’s first export version of a next-generation small nuclear power station. We’re currently working on expanding the project and designing two large reactor units of gigawatt scale for the same location,» Likhachev said.

Earlier at the forum, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak confirmed Moscow’s intention to build both a large 2 GW nuclear power plant and a 110 MW small modular plant in Uzbekistan. He noted that the two countries are now discussing the economic parameters of the projects.

Kursiv Uzbekistan also reports that the site plan for Uzbekistan’s small nuclear power plant was officially approved earlier this year.