Uzbekistan Launches First SMR Build
Rosatom and Uzatom have initiated the construction of a low-power nuclear power plant (NPP) in Uzbekistan, utilizing the RITM-200N reactor.
The site, located in the Farish district of the Jizzakh region, will also host two high-power VVER-1000 units and two RITM-200N units, combining large and small reactors on one site.
“Today we begin a new stage in the implementation of the project to create nuclear generation in Uzbekistan,” said Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev.
- The first stage of construction includes the development of a pit for the ASMM with a RITM-200N reactor.
- About 1.5m cubic metres of soil will be removed for the pit, which will be 13 metres deep.
A high degree of localisation is provided for the construction of the ASMM, as with all Rosatom's foreign projects.
Author's summary: Uzbekistan starts building its first SMR nuclear plant.