Uzatom agency and the French Assystem will consider the possibility of creating an engineering JV, the Ministry of Energy said.
The meeting with the Assystem delegation, headed by Director for Business Developmen Frédéric Cheneau was hosted in Tashkent last Wednesday.
Assystem will help train staff and develop Uzbekistan’s nuclear infrastructure.
Assystem is an international engineering company headquartered in France, specialised in managing complex projects, with a staff of some 5,000 employees and annual revenues of 450 million Euros.
Assystem operates in the sectors of nuclear, conventional energy, transportation, life sciences, health and industry. Assystem operates in 13 countries over Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Assystem is committed to helping newcomer countries to develop nuclear energy and major nuclear players to export their expertise beyond their own borders.
