Vietnam to amend national power plan to include nuclear energy
Vietnam will amend its national power development plan, known as PDP8, to include options for nuclear energy and hydrogen, the Minister of Industry and Trade said on Monday.
Vietnam considers nuclear power revival for energy security
Vietnam is considering the revival of its nuclear power development plans to bolster national energy security and support economic growth, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters.
Vietnam weighs resuming nuclear power development plans
Vietnam is considering resuming plans to develop nuclear power in order to ensure national energy security and support economic growth, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters.
Central province returns lands as nuclear power plants aborted
Ninh Thuan Province is set to hand back land it had acquired from 1,000 families for two nuclear power plants following their cancelation.
Why Vietnam should not go nuclear
Pursuing a nuclear deterrent against Chinese aggression would undermine the country’s international reputation and destabilize relations with Beijing.
Ninh Thuan villagers remain in limbo without nuclear power plant decision
For over a decade people in two Ninh Thuan Province villages have been waiting for a final decision by the government on two proposed nuclear power plants.
Vietnam may reconsider nuclear power
Vietnam’s National Assembly Economic Committee has proposed that the Government should remain committed to plans for two NPPs in the central province of Ninh Thuan instead of scrapping the project for the sake of its future development potential.
Consider return to nuclear energy, Vietnam urged
Vietnam should restart its nuclear energy program by 2030 to reach the goal of carbon emission neutrality that it has committed to achieve by 2050, said experts.
Vietnam poised to resume nuclear project a decade after Fukushima
Vietnam says it will proceed with a project to build a 10-megawatt nuclear research reactor with Russian help, a move seen as a new step toward reviving plans to build nuclear power plants a decade after the Fukushima disaster.
Vietnam joins IAEA Board of Governors
Vietnam was elected to the 2021-2023 term Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) during its latest session in Vienna.
Nuclear energy, an option for Vietnam in the long run
Clean and reliable nuclear energy could help Vietnam meet its growing power demand over the long term and ensure its development is not derailed, experts say.
It won’t take much for Vietnam to develop nuclear power
All it will take is VND1 million ($43) per person per year for Vietnam to get its entire power supply from nuclear plants.
Vietnam advised to restart nuclear energy program
With its energy deficit rising every year, several experts are advising Vietnam to reconsider the shelved nuclear power program.