Ninh Thuận 1 Nuclear Power Plant
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| Ninh Thuận 1 Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Country | Vietnam |
| Location | Phước Dinh in Thuận Nam District, Ninh Thuận Province |
| Coordinates | 11°24′48″N 108°58′29″E / 11.41333°N 108.97472°E |
| Status | Proposed |
| Construction began | 2027 or 2028 (planned) |
| Owner | Vietnam Electricity |
| Operator | Vietnam Electricity |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | VVER |
| Reactor supplier | Atomstroyexport |
| Power generation | |
| Units planned | 4 x 1,000 MWe |
| Nameplate capacity | 4,000 MW |
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]
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]
See also
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- List of nuclear reactors - Vietnam
- Ninh Thuận 2 Nuclear Power Plant
- Nuclear energy in Vietnam
- Nuclear energy policy by country - Vietnam
References
[edit]- ^ "Vietnam abandons plan for first nuclear power plants". Reuters. 2016-11-22. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
- ^ a b c "Russia to build nuclear plant in Vietnam". World Nuclear News. 2010-11-01. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Russian specialists embark on construction of Vietnamese nuke plant". RIA Novosti. 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
- ^ "Vietnam delays building 1st nuclear power plant". Associated Press. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2015-06-04.
- ^ "Russia to grant $8 bln loan to Vietnam to build first nuke plant". RIA Novosti. 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-12-03.