An Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) mission of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Uzbekistan will arrive in December, the press service of the Foreign Ministry said.
On the eve, Deputy Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Sherzod Asadov in Vienna met with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi. The latter said that the agency "is very satisfied with the work progress on the Uzbekistan's nuclear program."
“We believe that for the new nuclear states, your country is a model for building relations with the IAEA,” the press service of the Foreign Ministry quoted the director general as saying.
Earlier, IAEA Deputy Director General Mikhail Chudakov said that the Agency would send an INIR mission in 2020. According to the Uzatom agency, a program has been developed for the country with the assistance of the IAEA to build capacity and create nuclear infrastructure as part of the nuclear power plants construction project for 2020-2021.
