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.
A ceremony marked the start of excavation, attended by key officials including Pavel Bezrukov, Abdujamil Kalmuratov, and Ulugbek Mustafoyev.
Today marks the beginning of a new phase in the implementation of the nuclear power generation project in Uzbekistan. As with all our international projects, the construction is designed with a high degree of localisation. The work is being carried out by Uzbek subcontractors.
Alexei Likhachev, director general of Rosatom, made the statement during the event.
Author's summary: Construction begins on Uzbekistan's nuclear reactor.