TASHKENT, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan and Russia recently have signed a protocol on executing a contract for construction of a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, according to UzAtom on Thursday.
Recently, a ceremony was held between UzAtom, agency for development of nuclear energy of Uzbekistan, with Russia's state nuclear power conglomerate Rosatom.
The agency stated that the construction of the nuclear power plant, which is based on a Russian design, will carry out in the Jizzakh region of Uzbekistan.
"Work for construction of infrastructure for the future six-unit nuclear power plant will begin in months," the statement noted.
The capacity of the facility will be 330 MW, consisting of six reactors with a capacity of 55 MW each. Rosatom will act as the general contractor for the construction, and local companies will also be involved in the construction.
