Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan admitted that Vietnam is determined to go ahead with the building of the nuclear power plants in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan.
Mr Nhan told National Assembly deputies on March 29 that the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant was a valuable lesson for Vietnam.
He said that since the adoption of Resolution No 41 by the National Assembly in 2009 on guidelines on building the nuclear power plant in Ninh Thuan, the Government had issued five legal documents guiding the implementation of the Law on Nuclear Power.
The Prime Minister has decided to establish the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project Steering Committee with the Deputy Prime Minister as the director and representatives from various ministries, sectors and Ninh Thuan province as project members.
An inter-governmental joint committee on the building of the Ninh Thuan nuclear plant No 1 between Vietnam and the Russian Federation was signed on October 31, 2010. Preparations for the construction of the plant have been ongoing since then, including a credit agreement with Russia.
For the second nuclear plant, negotiations between Vietnam and Japan are underway, including a credit agreement to build the plant from Japan.
The construction sites of the two plants have been approved by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
A feasibility report on the construction of the Ninh Thuan No.1 Reactor is currently being drafted.
For the second plant, the Japanese Government has agreed to provide 25 million USD in the form of non-refundable aid to compile project documentation.
Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) was confirmed as the project owner of the two nuclear plants.
The EVN has consulted with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the safety of the plants.
Vietnam has also sent students abroad to study nuclear energy in Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and France.
Construction on the first nuclear plant will begin in December 2014 and the first nuclear reactor will generate electricity in 2020, with the second going online the following year.
For the second nuclear plant, construction is slated for May 2015 and the first nuclear reactor will generate electricity in 2021, with the second reactor going into commission in 2022.
"Site selection for the nuclear plants and technology have been and will continue to be thoroughly considered, including cases of extreme weather conditions as earthquakes, tsunamis or plane crashes," said Mr Nhan.
He said that since the adoption of Resolution No 41 by the National Assembly in 2009 on guidelines on building the nuclear power plant in Ninh Thuan, the Government had issued five legal documents guiding the implementation of the Law on Nuclear Power.
The Prime Minister has decided to establish the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project Steering Committee with the Deputy Prime Minister as the director and representatives from various ministries, sectors and Ninh Thuan province as project members.
An inter-governmental joint committee on the building of the Ninh Thuan nuclear plant No 1 between Vietnam and the Russian Federation was signed on October 31, 2010. Preparations for the construction of the plant have been ongoing since then, including a credit agreement with Russia.
For the second nuclear plant, negotiations between Vietnam and Japan are underway, including a credit agreement to build the plant from Japan.
The construction sites of the two plants have been approved by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
A feasibility report on the construction of the Ninh Thuan No.1 Reactor is currently being drafted.
For the second plant, the Japanese Government has agreed to provide 25 million USD in the form of non-refundable aid to compile project documentation.
Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) was confirmed as the project owner of the two nuclear plants.
The EVN has consulted with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the safety of the plants.
Vietnam has also sent students abroad to study nuclear energy in Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea and France.
Construction on the first nuclear plant will begin in December 2014 and the first nuclear reactor will generate electricity in 2020, with the second going online the following year.
For the second nuclear plant, construction is slated for May 2015 and the first nuclear reactor will generate electricity in 2021, with the second reactor going into commission in 2022.
"Site selection for the nuclear plants and technology have been and will continue to be thoroughly considered, including cases of extreme weather conditions as earthquakes, tsunamis or plane crashes," said Mr Nhan.
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