IAEA helps Vietnam plan for new research reactor

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission has reviewed Vietnam's infrastructure for a new multi-purpose research reactor, identifying improvements needed for successful and sustainable development of the project.

Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom signed an agreement in June 2017 with Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology to establish the Centre for Nuclear Energy Science & Technology under the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VinAtom). This will be based in Hanoi but have facilities in both the south and north of the country. An early project is to build a new 15 MW research reactor. The province of Lam Dong has proposed three sites: one in Lac Duong District, near to where the existing Da Lat research reactor is sited, and two near Long Khanh Town in Dong Nai province.

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Source: World Nuclear News