Moscow, Hanoi May Resume Talks on Building Nuclear Plant in Vietnam, Russia's Rosatom Says
09:22 20.06.2024 (Updated: 10:42 20.06.2024)
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HANOI (Sputnik) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, on Wednesday. During his official two-day visit, Putin is expected to hold meetings with top Vietnamese government officials, including the country’s Prime Minister Pham Mihn Chinh and President To Lam, to discuss various important political and economic issues.
Moscow and Hanoi could resume negotiations on the construction of a nuclear power plant in Vietnam, the head of the Russian state nuclear corporation, Rosatom, said on Thursday.
"Vietnam has not yet, as of now, considered building nuclear capacity. But taking into account the green agenda and the need for an ecological energy transition, [Vietnam] is going to revisit this topic. I think the resumption of our talk on the construction of nuclear energy capacity is in sight," Alexey Likhachev said.
Furthermore, the two countries are at the first stage of implementing the Center for Nuclear Medicine and Technology project, with the practical side set to begin this year.
"We are at the first stage of implementing the Center for Nuclear Medicine and Technology project. The center will be one of the most notable in terms of its competencies, powerful research centers ... We will get to the practical side this year," Likhachev told reporters.
Rosatom is actively seeking new opportunities and implementing nuclear projects worldwide. It has been exploring opportunities for building a nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso, a floating nuclear plant in the Republic of Guinea, and low-power plants in Bolivia. It is also projected to launch the first reactor at Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear plant in 2025.
