Rosatom Ready to Share Non-Energy Expertise with Uzbekistan, CEO Says
Quick Look
- Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev announced the company is ready to share all non-energy expertise with Uzbekistan following President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's instruction to sign a roadmap on non-energy cooperation.
- Construction is underway on a small nuclear power plant with RITM-200N reactors in the Jizzakh region, with Uzbekistan's safety regulator having issued a permit for two power units.
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Why It Matters
Rosatom has been working on nuclear energy projects in Uzbekistan, with the small nuclear power plant in Jizzakh being a flagship initiative. The RITM-200N is a small modular reactor design suitable for regions with limited grid infrastructure.
TASHKENT, April 20. /TASS/. Rosatom is ready to share all its non-energy expertise with Uzbekistan, the company's CEO Alexey Likhachev told reporters. "When we reported to the president of Uzbekistan at the beginning of this year on the implementation of our project, Shavkat Mirziyoyev instructed us to sign a roadmap on non-energy cooperation, and we did so. Today, we reported to the president on the implementation of this instruction. <…> We are ready to share all of this," Likhachev said. Earlier, Rosatom press service told TASS that concrete works are underway at the construction site of a small nuclear power plant with a RITM-200N reactor in the Jizzakh region of Uzbekistan. The Industrial Radiation and Nuclear Safety Committee of Uzbekistan has issued a permit for the use of a site for two power units with two RITM-200N reactor units, the press service added.
Open Questions
- What specific non-energy expertise will be shared?
- What is the timeline for completing the nuclear power plant?
- What is the total project cost?
