LookAtVietnam Bridge – Nuclear power agencies and enterprises from Canada, China, South Korea, Japan, Russia and France are displaying their wares at Hanoi's Friendship and Cultural Palace on Tran Hung Dao Street.

The third international nuclear power exhibition opened yesterday. (Photo: VNN)

The third international nuclear power exhibition opened yesterday is sponsored by the Science and Technology and Industry and Trade ministries.

It is designed to provide Vietnamese about the world development of the industry.

The exhibits include displays of Japan's advanced pressurised water reactor and France's third-generation pressurised reactors.

Vietnam planned to have its first nuclear power plant working for peaceful purposes by 2020, Science and Technology Minister Hoang Van Phong said at the opening ceremony.

The Trade Ministry was now preparing plans for prime ministerial approval, he said.

The Science and Technology Ministry has submitted a draft Atomic Energy Law to the National Assembly, and deputies discussed it earlier this week.

The exhibition closes on Saturday.

(Source: Viet Nam News)