A delegation of Uzbekistan meets with the leadership of the IAEA

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 1-2 July 2019, a delegation of the Republic of Uzbekistan headed by First Deputy Minister of Energy, Director General of Uzatom Agency Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov visited Vienna.

According to the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Austria, the delegation met with Deputy Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) - Director of Safeguards Massimo Aparo, Director of the Nuclear Energy Division Khan Doha, Head of the Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section Milko Kovachev and a number of other heads of structural Agency divisions.

During the talks, issues of expanding cooperation of Uzbekistan with the IAEA in the light of the development of nuclear infrastructure in our country were discussed. The Uzbek side provided information on the state of development of the national nuclear power program, in particular, on the work performed as part of the project to build the first nuclear power plant, training personnel, and the development of the regulatory framework.

Special mention was made of the Uzbek side conducting engineering surveys on the choice of NPP site, development of government bodies and state regulation in the field of atomic energy, work on training personnel, improving the legislative framework in other areas.