Ninh Thuận 1 Nuclear Power Plant

The Ninh Thuận 1 Nuclear Power Plant was a planned nuclear power plant at Phước Dinh in Thuận Nam District, Ninh Thuận Province, Vietnam. Plans for it were cancelled in 2016.[1] It would have consisted of four 1,200 MWe VVER pressurised water reactors. The plant was to be built by Atomstroyexport, a subsidiary of Rosatom. It would have been owned and operated by state-owned electricity company Vietnam Electricity. Fuel will have been supplied and used fuel will be reprocessed by Rosatom.[2] The feasibility study was to be carried out by E4 Group.[3]

Ninh Thuận 1 Nuclear Power Plant
CountryVietnam
LocationPhước Dinh in Thuận Nam District, Ninh Thuận Province
Coordinates11°24′48″N 108°58′29″E
StatusProposed
Construction began2020
Operator(s)Vietnam Electricity
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeVVER
Reactor supplierAtomstroyexport
Power generation
Units planned4 x 1,000 MWe
Nameplate capacity4,000 MW

The plant would have been built based on a nuclear power development plan, approved by the Vietnamese government in 2007. In 2009, Vietnam's National Assembly approved a resolution on investment policy for the project.[4] On 31 October 2010, Vietnamese government and Rosatom signed a construction agreement.[2]

Works to prepare the construction site started in December 2011.[5] Construction was to start by 2014 and the first unit to be commissioned by 2020.[2] However, in 2014, the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung announced that the construction would be postponed until 2020 to ensure the highest degree of safety.[6] The construction is financed by the US$8 billion loan from Russia.[7]

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References
  1. "Vietnam abandons plan for first nuclear power plants". Reuters. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  2. "Russia to build nuclear plant in Vietnam". World Nuclear News. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  3. "Vietnam signs up Japan for Ninh Thuan 2". Nuclear Engineering International. 2010-11-03. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  4. "Russia to build nuclear plant in Vietnam". World Nuclear News. 2009-11-25. Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  5. "Russian specialists embark on construction of Vietnamese nuke plant". RIA Novosti. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  6. "Vietnam delays building 1st nuclear power plant". Associated Press. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
  7. "Russia to grant $8 bln loan to Vietnam to build first nuke plant". RIA Novosti. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
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