(VOV) -The 3rd Asian Nuclear Power Briefing 2015 has gotten underway in Hanoi with key stakeholders from the East Asia region’s government’s agencies and utilities in attendance.
The two day briefing on January 22-23 aims to provide an overall picture of the challenges that are associated with nuclear and how countries in the region are addressing key issues such as climate change, financing, safety, transparency and infrastructure development.
Vietnam has the 2nd largest market, after China for nuclear power development in East Asia in what is a US$10 billion market today and expected to grow into a US$50 billion market by the year 2030.
Speaking at the briefing, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Tran Viet Thanh said Vietnam intends to develop up to 10,000 MW of nuclear energy capacity by 2030, with the first reactors starting construction soon.
Thanh added that it is anticipated by 2050, 25% of Vietnam’s energy needs will be met by nuclear power.
Vietnam has signed several agreements for nuclear cooperation and information exchange with the USA, Russia, France, China, the Republic of Korea,Japan and Canada.
Russia and Japan have already agreed to build and finance Vietnam’s first 4 nuclear power units – 2 Russian designed VVERs at Ninh Thuan and 2 Japanese reactors at Vinh Hai.
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