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Muroosystems expands nuclear cooperation in Central Asia
Muroosystems expands nuclear cooperation in Central Asia
Japan's Muroosystems Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with UzAtom, Uzbekistan's nuclear development agency, for cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. The focus of this cooperation is on nuclear safety, regulatory support, technical consulting, and owner's engineering services for nuclear projects.
 
Friday, 9 January 2026
Revised plan for clean-up of Central Asian uranium legacy sites
Revised plan for clean-up of Central Asian uranium legacy sites
The International Atomic Energy Agency has published a new strategic master plan to continue its cooperation with Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and international organisations on the remediation of uranium legacy sites until 2030.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 8 January 2026
Modified fuel supplied to Uzbekistan research reactor
Modified fuel supplied to Uzbekistan research reactor
Dense uranium and uranium-silicide fuel produced by the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant in Russia is said to offer better performance than the IRT-4M fuel assemblies previously supplied to Uzbekistan.
 
Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 18 December 2025
Uzbekistan progressing work on first nuclear power plant
Uzbekistan progressing work on first nuclear power plant
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has visited the Jizzakh region to identify growth opportunities in the area, with construction work under way at the site of what will be Uzbekistan’s first nuclear power plant.
 
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Uzatom discusses nuclear project cooperation in Italy
Uzatom discusses nuclear project cooperation in Italy
The Director of Uzatom, Azim Akhmedkhadjayev, has been holding talks with Italian specialists and businesses about cooperation in the project to build Uzbekistan's first nuclear power plant.
 
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 22 October 2025
Excavation works begin for Uzbekistan small modular reactor
Excavation works begin for Uzbekistan small modular reactor
About 1.5 million cubic metres of soil will be excavated during the digging of a pit 13 metres deep for the RITM-200N small modular reactor being built in Uzbekistan.
 
New Nuclear · Friday, 10 October 2025
Uzbek mining joint venture enters next phase
Uzbek mining joint venture enters next phase

The members of the Nurlikum Mining joint venture have "completed the evolution" of their partnership, paving the way for the start of development at the South Djengeldi uranium project in Uzbekistan.
 

Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 2 October 2025
Uzbekistan plans two VVER-1000s and two SMRs
Uzbekistan plans two VVER-1000s and two SMRs
An agreement to expand the proposed new nuclear plant in Uzbekistan to include two gigawatt units and two RITM-200N small modular reactors was signed at the World Atomic Week International Forum held in Moscow.
 
New Nuclear · Monday, 29 September 2025
Uzbekistan discusses Hungarian dry cooling system for nuclear project
Uzbekistan discusses Hungarian dry cooling system for nuclear project
The Uzatom Atomic Energy Agency, the Hungarian Foreign and Trade Ministry and MVM EGI have signed a protocol on agreements reached on cooperation relating to proposed nuclear energy projects in Uzbekistan.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 15 July 2025
Uzbekistan studying option of a four-unit VVER-1000 plant
Uzbekistan studying option of a four-unit VVER-1000 plant

Rosatom has signed an agreement with Uzbekistan's Uzatom Atomic Energy Agency to study a possible gigawatt-scale nuclear power plant featuring two or four VVER-1000 units.

New Nuclear · Friday, 20 June 2025
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