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Infrastructure work for a six-unit small modular reactor nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan is expected to begin in the autumn, after the signing of a protocol on the entry into force of the construction contract signed last month.

Date: Saturday, 29 June 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Uzbekistan-SMR-plant-construction-site-preparation

Rosatom and Uzbekistan nuclear utility Uzatom are working on a contract for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan. Rosatom is also ready to offer Uzbekistan options for low-power NPPs. “Rosatom and the Uzatom agency are working on a draft general contract for the construction of nuclear power plants; this is an extensive and multifunctional work, Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry & Trade Denis Manturov said on the sidelines of the international exhibition, Innoprom – Central Asia. “At the same time, Rosatom is ready to offer additional proposals to Uzbekistan, including for low-power nuclear power plants.”

Date: Friday, 26 April 2024
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuzbekistan-progresses-plans-for-npp-construction-11712859

France and Kazakhstan have pledged cooperation on minerals and the nuclear fuel cycle, while in Uzbekistan there was agreement to raise the level of bilateral relations, during official visits by President Emmanuel Macron this week. The French president was accompanied by a large delegation including representatives from French industry.

Date: Saturday, 04 November 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Agreements,-declarations-mark-Macron-visits-to-Kaz

Remediation work at legacy uranium mining sites in Uzbekistan is under way, supported by a €9m ($11m) grant from the Environmental Remediation Account for Central Asia (ERA) – set up on the initiative of the European Union (EU) and managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD).

Date: Thursday, 21 September 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsremediation-begins-at-former-uranium-mining-sites-in-uzbekistan-11160714

Remediation work at legacy uranium mining sites in Uzbekistan is under way, bolstered by a EUR9 million (USD11 million) grant from the Environmental Remediation Account for Central Asia (ERA)­ set up on the initiative of the European Union and managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Date: Thursday, 14 September 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Clean-up-work-begins-at-Uzbek-legacy-uranium-sites

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded a five-day mission to Uzbekistan to review safety processes for evaluating the site for its first NPP. The Site & External Events Design Review Service (SEED) mission was carried out at the request of the Uzbek government and hosted by the state agency for the development of nuclear energy, Uzatom.

Date: Wednesday, 01 February 2023
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiaea-team-reviews-npp-site-evaluation-for-uzbekistan-10558479

An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has concluded a five-day Site and External Events Design (SEED) mission to Uzbekistan, which plans to build its first nuclear power plant in the southeast of the country.

Date: Tuesday, 31 January 2023
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/IAEA-completes-siting-review-for-Uzbekistan