BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 23. Uzbek President
Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Alexey Likhachev, director general of
Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom, on October 23 in
Tashkent to discuss construction of Uzbekistan’s first integrated
nuclear power plant and the development of supporting
infrastructure.
According to the Uzbek presidential administration, the meeting
focused on the practical implementation of the nuclear power
project, the application of advanced technologies and the transfer
of expertise.
The sides noted ongoing construction work on the foundation of
the first reactor building, as well as progress in designing the
nuclear power plant.
Particular attention was given to training qualified personnel
for Uzbekistan’s emerging nuclear industry. The sides examined
opportunities to prepare specialists through the Tashkent branch of
the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI and at Rosatom
facilities.
Mirziyoyev and Likhachev also considered plans to develop a
dedicated residential town near the future nuclear power plant. The
proposed settlement would feature energy-efficient housing, modern
educational and healthcare facilities, sports centers and other
social infrastructure designed to provide comfortable living
conditions for workers and their families.
Rosatom, established in 2007, is Russia’s state nuclear
corporation, with operations spanning the nuclear fuel cycle,
uranium mining and enrichment, nuclear fuel production, reactor
design and construction, electricity generation, and radioactive
waste management. The corporation also develops nuclear
technologies and provides engineering services for international
nuclear power projects. According to its corporate reporting,
Rosatom encompasses more than 400 organizations and maintains an
extensive international project portfolio.
