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Decision 906 Approving Vietnam's Master Planning for Development of Nuclear Power

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A door has been opened for foreign companies to enter Vietnam's infant nuclear power industry with the Government announcing a series of nuclear power plants to be built before 2030.

VietnamEnergy and Natural Resources
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Originally published August 25, 2010

Keywords: Decision 906, nuclear power, foreign companies

A door has been opened for foreign companies to enter Vietnam's infant nuclear power industry with the Government announcing a series of nuclear power plants to be built before 2030. Under Decision 906/QD-TTg ("Decision 906") signed on 17 June 2010 by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approving the master planning orientation for development of nuclear power in Vietnam for the period up to 2030, Vietnam will build 14 nuclear power reactors with a total capacity of around 15,000-16,000 megawatts, accounting for 10% of the country's total electricity capacity. The plants will be built at 8 locations in Central Vietnam and construction of the first plant is scheduled to start in 2015. This first plant is expected to commence operations by 2020.

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