An international consortium will be established in Uzbekistan for the construction of a nuclear power plant.

The Director of the Agency for the Development of Nuclear Energy of Uzbekistan ("Uzatom"), Azim Akhmedkhadzhayev, reported this following a meeting regarding the current work in the field of nuclear energy, which was held by the president.

According to Akhmedkhadzhayev, alongside Russian technologies, the project will utilize non-nuclear technologies from China, as well as software and hardware systems from Europe. Additionally, to reduce water consumption at the power plant, the implementation of "dry cooling towers" of Hungarian or Chinese production is planned.

"We are creating an international consortium that will allow us to implement the project as efficiently as possible while applying advanced technologies," noted Akhmedkhadzhayev.

The small nuclear power plant project will be implemented under the mandatory oversight of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which is involved in developing safety standards and training qualified personnel.

The head of "Uzatom" also emphasized that the demand for electricity in Uzbekistan is growing, and nuclear energy could partially meet this demand as part of the large-scale reforms initiated by the country's president.

It is worth noting that earlier, U.S. Ambassador Jonathan Henick urged Uzbekistan to be very cautious in selecting technical partners for the construction of its first nuclear power plant.