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Rosatom Points To Poor Economic Conditions As Doubts Cast On Nuclear Projects

By David Dalton
22 July 2026

Budget cuts call plans for reactors in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan into question, say reports

Rosatom Points To Poor Economic Conditions As Doubts Cast On Nuclear Projects
Russia’s president Vladimir Putin recently oversaw by video link the official start of reactor construction in Uzbekistan. Courtesy Rosatom.
Russia’s state-owned nuclear corporation has at least 18 new nuclear projects underway at home, but is cutting its investment programme by nearly 50% this year due to “poor economic conditions”.

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