BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr.17
Trend:
Russian Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation and Uzbekistan’s Government continue to work on the text of the contract for building a nuclear power plant (NPP) in the country, Alexander Merten, adviser to Rosatom's general director told Podrobno.uz website, Trend reports.
Merten made the statement commenting on the situation with the NPP construction project.
In early September 2018, the Russian and Uzbek governments signed an agreement on cooperation in the construction of nuclear power plants in Uzbekistan. Rosatom plans to build a complex of two 3+ generation power units with VVER-1200 reactors. The priority site for the construction of the station was chosen a site near Tuzkan Lake in the Jizzakh region.
"Now we are working on the text of the contract. This is a large and multifaceted work. Uzbekistan has just embarked on the path of creating nuclear energy," the corporation’s representative said.
He noted that the signing of the EPC contract is preceded by many stages.
According to him, at the moment the Uzatom Agency has developed a document on the assessment of the project's impact on the environment, and the IAEA's Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission is expected to visit Uzbekistan.
"All these stages must be passed before the signing of the contract and starting construction," added Merten.
