Russia and Uzbekistan have signed a protocol for the start of work on a project to build a nuclear station that will house six small modular reactors (SMRs), according to the official Telegram channel of Uzbekstan’s nuclear energy agency Uzatom.

“With the signing of the document, the project implementation moves into the active phase of preparatory work at the construction site, development of design and licensing documentation,” Uzatom said.

Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said in July that work would start on the facility in September.

The planned facility will be in the Jizzakh region, near the border with Tajikistan in the east of the country.