Vietnam's first nuclear power plant to open in 2017


Vietnam's first nuclear power plant will go into service in 2017, said the Director of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VAEI) in Hanoi on May 12.

The country's first atomic power plant will be located at Vinh Truong hamlet, Phuoc Dinh commune in Ninh Phuoc district of central coastal Ninh Thuan province, said VAEI Director Vuong Huu Tan at a press briefing to introduce an international exhibition on nuclear power scheduled to take place in Hanoi from May 16-19.

He added that the plant, designed to have two turbine groups, each with a capacity of 1,000 MW, will contribute 11% to the national power grid by 2025 and 30% by 2050.

On the international exhibition themed "Safety and Economic Competition of Nuclear Power 2006", the VAEI Director said the event will offer a valuable source of information on nuclear power in the world to local planners and scientists, helping them in developing proper schemes for the construction of the country's first nuclear power plant.

The Director said that the Republic of Korea, Russia, Japan and France will bring their technology and achievements in the field to the exhibition.
Vietnamese and international specialist will hold a dialogue relating to the topic of the exhibition and discuss issues of mutual concern at three other symposiums organised during the exhibition. (VNA)

http://www.nhandan.com.vn/english/business...business_vn.htm

That is right where I use to live around, Ninh Thuan province. I think it is kind of dangerous for the people around there.

American top nuclear technology was discarded. Still... are the oil-rich Russians there to learn -- how not to explode Moscow?

To keep you scaring some more

The Nuclear Accident at Three Mile Island
http://www.tmia.com/accident/

How Germany remembers
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea...iendid=39212805

i'm concerning for a real estate downturn in your area, bro.

Look up "Chernobyl". See what happened in 1986.



In case you're too lazy to look it up one of the nuclear reactors at the nuclear electricity generation plant exploded. Radioactive debris was thrown worldwide with most of it landing around Europe. The site is still radioactive, and the neighboring area remains uninhabited. I knew a Ukrainian guy whose dad worked at the site after the explosion. The Soviet government told them to drink lots of alcohol before coming to work. They thought it might help keep them from catching radiation.

Lots of countries are moving away from nuclear if they could. The problem with nuclear is what to do with the place after a couple of decades cuz then you gotta close it down, and what to do with the radioactive waste.

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Ha ha, quoting myself!

http://www.uic.com.au/nip28.htm

In fact Japan is also there to learn, and South Korea is already a customer of France nuclear technology^

What other alternatives we have besides going nuclear?

Wind if you're by the coast,
Solar if you're wealthy and have a lot of unneeded space,
Coal if you don't care about the environment,
Hydroelectric if you've got the rivers for it,
Nuclear if you don't mind a little nuclear waste and risk.

Make some nuclear bombs and drop them on Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand.

Nope.

YES now our power wouldnt have to go out every week.

Drop one on China too if it does not behave itself.

Gas is also popular. Offshore windfarms, I suppose. The idea is to diversify. According to the article that one nuclear plant is going to generate 30% of VN's power by 2050? I'd expect VN's population to be approaching, if not surpassing, 100 million by 2050. By that time it would have advanced more than it is now, and with increasing living standards for over 100 million I'd expect electrical use to skyrocket. This plant is going to generate 30% of what's needed in 2050? That's not much diversification.

Something related and maybe interesting (doesn't have much to do with VN but interesting). More advanced nations are trying to diversify and move away from nuclear. The fission type. Related is the 6 party consortium (EU, USA, Russia, China, Korea, Japan) that recently agreed in principle to start building facilities towards more research work into fusion technology. It's being called the ITER project. Only bad thing is they don't expect anything real concrete from the research until around 2040, or 2050 hahaha.

Monday, May 15, 2006 21:31:35 Vietnam (GMT+07)

Vietnam to host nuclear technology fair

Vietnam’s second international exhibition on nuclear power technology goes from May 16 – 19 in Hanoi, said Vuong Huu Tan, Director of Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission.
Themed “safety and economic competitiveness of nuclear power”, the event at the city’s Friendship Cultural Palace will host five nuclear powerhouses: Japan, Republic of Korea, France, Russia and India.

Tan said the first nuclear plant with two 1000MW generators would be built and put into operation by 2017-20 in south central Ninh Thuan province.

The plant is to later double its capacity with four generators.

http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/?catid=3&newsid=15487

Is India also present on behalf of G.W. Bush?

Is there any mention of who will build the plant? I notice there's no UK or Canada, two countries usually mentioned in civilian nuclear projects because they're two of the best sellers of civilian nuclear technology. No US either. Even China plans to pay overseas companies for its civilian nuclear plants. As far as I know India seeks help on its civilian nuclear technology. As for Japan and France I know they are two of the biggest nuclear users in the world. France is also a big seller of civilian nuclear technology. So looks like that exhibition has countries who are seeking advice on nuclear usage, as well as countries who are well entrenched on nuclear energy usage.

You don't read enough. Read the minimum links I gave.

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France is thus the world's largest net electricity exporter, and electricity is France's fourth largest export. (Next door is Italy, without any operating nuclear power plants. It is Europe's largest importer of electricity, most coming ultimately from France.) The UK has also become a major customer for French electricity.

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France has exported its PWR reactor technology to Belgium, South Africa, South Korea and China. There are two 900 MWe French reactors operating at Koeberg, near Capetown in South Africa, two at Ulchin in South Korea and four at Daya Bay and Lingao in China, near Hong Kong.

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In 2004 the US energy secretary signed an agreement with the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) to gain access to the Phenix experimental fast neutron reactor for research on nuclear fuels. The US Department of Energy acknowledged that this fast neutron "capability no longer exists in the USA".


G.W. Bush proposed cooperation, India had not asked for it -- but cooperation is not to be refused too.

nuclear power plants are very good. the power generated is very worth it.

the only thing we have to worry about is the corrupted/bastards don't steal materials from the contruction site or do a sloppy job.

Also, we need to get rid of the waste the right way since the half-life is VERY LONG

Ahh I missed that link. I assumed all that was said would be quoted on the thread.

....uhhh oops. That one is a long essay. Hope you don't mind me assuming you've already quoted the more important parts.

It still does not mention who will be building the nuclear power plant mentioned in the original post. Does anyone know? I'm just curious, that is all.


The UK is in the process of decomissioning a lot of its nuclear power plants over the next several years. The public at large is against building new nuclear power plants. The decomissioning process is also very costly, but it's needed since the plants are very old.


Well, considering the huge amount of research the US had put into nuclear technology, I don't think it's much of a problem for it to "reinvent" something if it has lost it, and really wanted it. Anyway I live just a few miles from a nuclear power plant. I go fishing there every now and then, so I don't think the US is in any shortage of nuclear technology. They have a nuclear power plant in the area in spite of having several hydroelectric dams. Makes you wonder how that 1 power plant is going to feed 30% of VN's future electric hunger. Maybe VN expects its people to not use electricity like they do in Japan or the US.

Russia wants to help us with the construction of a nuclear power plant - I hope that she doesn't have the New and Improved Chernobyl Special in mind ("will contaminate an even greater area"), as we value our hitherto good relations with our SEA neighbors for example.

And in the last few years, Argentina hasn't missed an opportunity to tell us that she, too, wants to help us build that nuclear power plant.

I expect that meeting our energy needs will require an investment in nuclear power technology, solar power, wind power, renewable resources - we are the world's second largest exporter of rice, and rather than see the price of rice crashing, we should look into ways to convert rice alcohol to fuel if it can be done, and garbage. I expect that most of the poorer nations will be watching and monitoring us and eagerly copy whatever original and effective solutions we may come up with.

Above are only "minimum links", and usually people don't even read (so what's the use of listing them all? if somebody is really interested to know he will do his own search).

France FRAMATOME will build it, with South Korean participation. France will also transfer its technology to the participants, and that will be great experience for the South Koreans who are clients. Probably Japan will also participate.

Vietnam is a developping country, its needs in energy will grow only progressively with time, alongside with the Vietnamese infrastructure setups. In the meantime, it has oil, so all tings will be OK.

Vietnam has lots of hills and coastlines. I know Germany will also help with geosolar and windpower technologies (Germany is the leading country in using geosolar technology in new houses construction, and for many years it has equipped North-Western China and Manchuria deserts with solar and windpower turbines).

Last year, France and the 24 other EU member states were all in Vietnam. The EU will always be sure partners for the development of Vietnam.

go nuclear!! new zealanders have considered.