France's CIFAL ready to help Uzbekistan develop nuclear energy

(Trend News Agency, Baku, 24 August 2018) French CIFAL company is ready to help Uzbekistan in the development of nuclear energy noting they are ready to provide their technological solutions and share experience to train specialists of Uzbekistan in the field of nuclear energy. CIFAL plans to support the Uzbekistan's Agency for the Development of Nuclear Energy "Uzatom" in the implementation of technical, commercial and financial negotiations with the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom" and also take part in the solution of issues of financing of the project in coordination with the Uzbek and Russian sides. The Russian side proposes to build in Uzbekistan a station consisting of two modern blocks of pressurized-water reactors VVER-1200 of "3+" generation. The project for the construction of a similar station, which Rosatom is building in Bangladesh, is estimated at about $13 billion, of which $11.3 billion are provided by Russia as an officially supported export credit.