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Excavation Work Begins For Construction Of First Nuclear Power Plant In Uzbekistan

By Kamen Kraev
10 October 2025

Russia-supplied small modular reactor will be part of unique facility combining large and small-scale units

Excavation Work Begins For Construction Of First Nuclear Power Plant In Uzbekistan
Excavation work begins at the site of Uzbekistan’s first nuclear power plant in the Jizzakh region for a pilot RITM-200N reactor unit. Image courtesy Rosatom.
A ceremony has been held to mark the start of excavation work for the foundation pit of Uzbekistan’s first commercial nuclear power plant – a small modular reactor (SMR) forming part of an ‘integrated’ nuclear facility that will be the first of its kind in the world.

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