Uzbekistan and Russia complete work on intergovernmental agreement on creation of nuclear power plant

Likhachev said that Uzbekistan and Russia are completing an intergovernmental agreement on the creation of two large nuclear power units. “This is a great job, the government supports us in this,” Likhachev said.

It should be noted that Uzbekistan and Russia started cooperation in the field of using atomic energy for peaceful purposes after signing an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in December 2017. At present, two working groups have been set up, which are working on a project to build nuclear power plants in Uzbekistan and in the field of scientific and technological development. Already this year, Uzbekistan has been given a quota for training students in nuclear specialties in Russia.

Earlier, General Director of the State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom" Alexei Likhachev said that the first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan can be built in Navoi region.

According to him, in the coming days it is planned that the specialists will visit the region to collect the necessary information.

Rosatom proposes to build a station in Uzbekistan with two modern generation III + VVER-1200 units within a time frame that the Uzbek side considers acceptable for itself.

According to Likhachev, the construction will require up to 10 thousand workers. About 1,500 people with the appropriate training will be required to operate the station.