Nuclear regulatory bodies in Uzbekistan and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in the field of radiation and nuclear safety.

According to the statement by Uzbekistan’s Industrial, Radiation, and Nuclear Safety Committee, the memorandum was signed by Abdullah Rafikaf, the head of the committee, and Hu Nee, the chair of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The memorandum was signed on the sidelines of the 70th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna.

Uzbekistan is developing its nuclear energy infrastructure.

Russia’s state-owned company Rosatom is building Uzbekistan’s first nuclear power plant.