This is said in the protocol of the second session of the Russian-Vietnamese coordinating council for atomic energy, which finished in Hanoi today.
The protocol was signed by Vladimir Generalov, chief of the nuclear facilities construction board at the Russian Atomic Energy Agency, and Vuong Huu Tan, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of Vietnam.
Alongside Dalat, the sides are ready to realize and consider other projects. Among them is updating the irradiating unit in Hanoi, Russian shipments of radio nuclide sources for this unit and other Vietnamese medical and industrial centers, geological survey and the development of uranium fields in Vietnam.
An updated Russian project for the AES-92 nuclear power plant with VVER-1000 power units, several Russian enterprises and organizations such as the TVEL corporation, ZAO Atomstroiexport, Atomenergo institute of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency, Safety (Bezopasnost) association were presented at the session.
The Russian side voiced interest and confirmed readiness for realizing the nuclear power project in Vietnam, including participation in selecting a site for the project, feasibility study, designing and construction work, service and the training of personnel.
In the estimate of the Vietnamese National Nuclear Energy Institute, the start-up of the nuclear power station, ensuring 13 to 18 percent of the national electricity generation, before 2020 would meet the national demand for power. Before 2020 it will be between 2,000 and 4,000 megawatts.
The question of building the nuclear power plant in Vietnam has not yet been finalized. Vietnam is also going to announce an international tender for the project. Russian and foreign competitors have voiced interest in the tender.
