Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Power Up Nuclear Energy Ambitions

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Power Up Nuclear Energy Ambitions

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are expanding their visions as they move forward with their respective nuclear energy programs. Tashkent is now striving to build larger reactors than originally envisioned, while Kazakh officials are voicing ambitions to take full control over the country’s nuclear fuel cycle. Uzbekistan’s original plan was to build six small-scale RITM-200N reactors each capable of generating 55 megawatts of power per year. But on Sep…