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Vietnam Continues on the Path to Nuclear Energy
Based on recent decisions, it is likely that Vietnam will sign a Nuclear Cooperation Pact with the United States there year. Once signed, large US corporations can begin to export nuclear technology to Vietnam. To date, Vietnam has made 123 agreements with Russia, China, France, South Korea, India, and Argentina. Adding the United States to this list givesVietnam even further support and a higher chance of reaching its goal of 10% nuclear-based power capacity.
Vietnam plans to begin construction on its first nuclear power plant in 2015 after delaying its initial nuclear plans due to the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters. Vietnam signed an agreement with Russia in 2010 to support the $11 billion dollar project. Plans have also been made for Vietnam to cooperate with Japan on two other nuclear reactors. In all, these initial plans will support up to 4000 MWe of nuclear capacity.
There are a number of issues that Vietnam must prepare for to enter the nuclear energy field. Le Dinh Tien, the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology for Vietnam, has stated that nuclear power development requires a whole new set of laws, infrastructures, and policies to be properly managed. A seminar was recently held to allow lawmakers and experts from the UK to share their experiences with their peers in Vietnam to assist in the global growth of nuclear energy.
Vietnam plans to learn from Fukushima disaster, and is making to account for the the political and technical issues that come along with nuclear power. As they expand their cooperation to more and more countries, it is starting to look like they will be successful.
www.nasdaq.com/article/vietnam-likely-to-sign-nuclear-coo...
english.vietnamnet.vn/en/science-technology/18955/uk--vie...
world-nuclear.org/info/vietnam_inf131.html
enformable.com/2012/02/iaea-vietnam-and-4-other-countries...
Vietnam Continues on the Path to Nuclear Energy
Based on recent decisions, it is likely that Vietnam will sign a Nuclear Cooperation Pact with the United States there year. Once signed, large US corporations can begin to export nuclear technology to Vietnam. To date, Vietnam has made 123 agreements with Russia, China, France, South Korea, India, and Argentina. Adding the United States to this list givesVietnam even further support and a higher chance of reaching its goal of 10% nuclear-based power capacity.
Vietnam plans to begin construction on its first nuclear power plant in 2015 after delaying its initial nuclear plans due to the Chernobyl and Fukushima disasters. Vietnam signed an agreement with Russia in 2010 to support the $11 billion dollar project. Plans have also been made for Vietnam to cooperate with Japan on two other nuclear reactors. In all, these initial plans will support up to 4000 MWe of nuclear capacity.
There are a number of issues that Vietnam must prepare for to enter the nuclear energy field. Le Dinh Tien, the Deputy Minister of Science and Technology for Vietnam, has stated that nuclear power development requires a whole new set of laws, infrastructures, and policies to be properly managed. A seminar was recently held to allow lawmakers and experts from the UK to share their experiences with their peers in Vietnam to assist in the global growth of nuclear energy.
Vietnam plans to learn from Fukushima disaster, and is making to account for the the political and technical issues that come along with nuclear power. As they expand their cooperation to more and more countries, it is starting to look like they will be successful.
www.nasdaq.com/article/vietnam-likely-to-sign-nuclear-coo...
english.vietnamnet.vn/en/science-technology/18955/uk--vie...
world-nuclear.org/info/vietnam_inf131.html
enformable.com/2012/02/iaea-vietnam-and-4-other-countries...