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Nikolay Drozdov, director of the international business department of Rosatom Group, speaks at the nuclear industry supplier forum, Atomex Asia 2014 - PHOTO: VAN NAM
Rosatom, the parent company of ASE as the main contractor of the project, last month completed the feasibility study for the project and sent it to Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) as the project owner.
Subcontractors in the country could join the project in some stages such as supply of basic building materials and the work’s construction, said Nikolay Drozdov, director of the group’s international business department.
“Rosatom will assess the capacity and prioritize using local subcontractors, especially those experienced in building hydropower, thermal power and chemical processing plants,” Nikolay added.
Tran Chi Thanh, head of Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (Vinatom), told the Daily on November 19 that it would be quite feasible to source local materials for the project.
Thanh added that EVN will submit the FS study by Rosatom to Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety for appraisal and approval.
Besides the nuclear power plant, Rosatom also committed to securing long-term fuel supply for the plant, recovery of used materials, personnel training for the local nuclear power sector, and creating jobs for locals in the regions around the plant, Nikolay noted.
In addition, ASE Company and Vinatom last month inked a cooperation agreement on developing a technology center for nuclear research.
Accordingly, Vinatom suggested three locations in Dalat, Dong Nai and Ninh Thuan for construction of a nuclear power plant with capacity of 15MW and auxiliary facilities. The total cost for such facilities under the agreement is estimated at US$500 million with funding from Russian partners.
A feasibility study for the nuclear center is expected to be completed within the next two years, and the work will start soon after.
In a related development, a nuclear industry supplier forum, Atomex Asia 2014, is taking place in HCMC on Wednesday and Thursday, with the attendance of representatives from nuclear energy companies coming from Russia, Indonesia and host Vietnam.
Speaking at the forum, Nguyen Cuong Lam, deputy general director of EVN, said the Government chose Russia to be the partner for the first nuclear power project in Vietnam owing to this country’s experiences in construction and operation of nuclear power plants meeting the safety requirements of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung at the beginning of the year announced in a review conference of Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group that construction of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant might be postponed until 2020.
Previously, as per Decision 906/2010/TTg of the Prime Minister, Vietnam will have 13 nuclear reactors by 2030.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
