Posts Tagged ‘ First Nuclear Power ’

Vietnam determined to obtain nuclear energy: PM 

January 15, 2012
Vietnam determined to obtain nuclear energy: PM 

The location in Ninh Thuan Province's Ninh Phuoc District chosen for Vietnam's first nuclear power plant to be built in 2014. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has reaffirmed Vietnam’s determination to build a nuclear power plant because the country is due to experience serious power shortages in the next decade. “We are determined to develop [...]

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Vietnam plans over $142 mln for nuclear power human resources 

November 17, 2011
Vietnam plans over $142 mln for nuclear power human resources 

  Vietnam will invest VND3 trillion (US$142.8 million) into human resources training for nuclear power as of 2020, VnExpress reported Monday. The investment was planned for a project to be conducted between Vietnam ministries of science and technology, and education in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency, according to the newswire. The project was [...]

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No energy source to replace nuclear power in Vietnam: deputy PM 

August 9, 2011
No energy source to replace nuclear power in Vietnam: deputy PM 

The model of Vietnam's first nuclear power plant to be built in the central province of Ninh Thuan. Studies so far have showed that primary energy sources aren’t sufficient to replace nuclear power in meeting Vietnam’s electricity needs, the country’s deputy prime minister told the press on Friday.   With Vietnam’s current plans to develop [...]

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Lack of expertise complicates nuclear plan 

June 6, 2011
Lack of expertise complicates nuclear plan 

Vietnam needs some 3,000-5,000 field-trained experts by 2020. The country is scheduled to build 14 nuclear power plants, each of which needs at least 300 field-trained engineers. Vietnam hopes to resolve its power shortages by developing a series of nuclear plants. Since the Fukushima debacle, a number of safety concerns have arisen. But Dr. Tran [...]

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Nuclear power and unanswered questions

October 22, 2009
Nuclear power and unanswered questions

A public consensus has formed on Vietnam’s need to invest in nuclear power, though many questions were not answered in the investment report. Tien Phong raised some of these in a recent interview.   Mr. Vuong Huu Tan.LookAtVietnam – A public consensus has formed on Vietnam’s need to invest in nuclear power, though many questions [...]

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BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/9

September 20, 2009
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 20/9

Telecom growth conference to take place next week; Vietnam produces spare parts for Boeing 737; HCM City earns US$5 million from ornamental fish exports; Vietnam likely to select Japan’s nuclear power technology;   Telecom growth conference to take place next week  The Vietnam Telecom Growth Conference 2009 will be held in Hanoi on September 23-24 [...]

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Vietnam may have nuclear power by 2020

August 26, 2009
Vietnam may have nuclear power by 2020

Plans are moving forward for Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant. Dr. Le Van Hong, Vice Chief of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute, talked about this project. A nuclear power plant in France (photo: Reuters).LookAtVietnam – Plans are moving forward for Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant. Dr. Le Van Hong, Vice Chief of the Vietnam Atomic [...]

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Vietnam to have first nuclear power plant by 2020: official

August 25, 2009
Vietnam to have first nuclear power plant by 2020: official

Dalat Nuclear Research Institute, which houses Vietnam’s sole nuclear reactor Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant is expected to launch by 2020 with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts, Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission Vice Chairman Le Van Hong said in a recent interview with Thanh Nien. “According to the plan, the government will submit the investment report [...]

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Two locations shortlisted for nuclear power plant

May 7, 2009
Two locations shortlisted for nuclear power plant

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency on May 6 held a seminar on the safety of nuclear power and appraise a number of proposed locations for Vietnam’s nuclear power plant.The Electricity of Vietnam Group chose Phuoc Dinh commune in Ninh Phuoc district and Vinh Hai commune in [...]

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Fission fiasco

April 29, 2009
Fission fiasco

A model of a nuclear power plant at an international exhibition on nuclear power in Hanoi last year. Unless sufficient personnel are trained for the job, Vietnam will be in no position to switch on its first nuclear power plant by 2020 as planned. That’s the view of leading physicist Professor Cao Chi of the [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...