Cooperation. Russia and Uzbekistan have adopted a roadmap for cooperation in the nuclear and related sectors. The document covers all major areas of collaboration on the nuclear plant construction project, including personnel training, public awareness campaigns on advanced nuclear technologies, and the planned establishment of a dedicated “nuclear host town” adjacent to the plant. An addendum to the agreement, signed alongside the roadmap, introduces a revised plant configuration for the nuclear power plant. It will comprise two large power units with VVER-1000 reactors and two small modular reactor (SMR) units with RITM-200N reactors, each with a capacity of 55 MW. Concurrently with the signing of the documents, concrete works commenced at the plant construction site in Uzbekistan’s Jizzakh region for the first RITM-200N SMR unit. This follows the recent issuance of a site license for the two SMR power units.
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