Large nuclear power plant project in Uzbekistan involves building two VVER-1000 units with possible increase to four - RosatomThe large nuclear power plant project in Uzbekistan includes the construction of two VVER-1000 power units with possible increase to four, the state Rosatom corporation said.The original project envisioned the construction of six reactors with a capacity of 55 MW each. This was later altered. "Today, specific economic parameters are being discussed. Two units of 1000 MW each and two units of 55 MW each," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday.Rosatom and Uzbekistan agreed during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to look at the possibility of building a large-capacity NPP in Uzbekistan, while simultaneously moving forward with a small-capacity NPP project, the state corporation said."A decision has already been made, and we are implementing the project for two small [NPP units]) based on RITM-200 reactors," Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev told journalists on Friday, adding that the company was working on the design of two more large nuclear power units at the same site.He said this format would "optimize costs" for construction, and therefore "increase the competitiveness" of electricity, "making it even more attractive to consumers." (ICE ALMATY)

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