Vietnam Parliament Approves Agreement For First Nuclear Power Project

Russia-supplied Ninh Thuan 1 to host two VVER-1200 PWR units

Vietnam Parliament Approves Agreement For First Nuclear Power Project
Vietnam 16th National Assembly session on 24 August approved an agreement with Russia for the country's first nuclear power station. Image courtesy Vietnam National Assembly.

Vietnam’s parliament has approved an agreement for the country’s first commercial nuclear power station, advancing plans for a two-unit, 2,400-MW nuclear station to be built in cooperation with Russia.

The Vietnamese National Assembly said it ratified the agreement related to the Ninh Thuan 1 nuclear project during an extraordinary parliamentary session on 24 August.

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