Ninh Thuận 2 Nuclear Power Plant

The Ninh Thuận 2 Nuclear Power Plant is a cancelled[1] nuclear power plant at Vĩnh Hải, Ninh Hải District, Ninh Thuận Province, Vietnam. It was supposed to consist of four 1,000 MWe reactors.

Ninh Thuận 2 Nuclear Power Plant
CountryVietnam
LocationVĩnh Hải, Ninh Hải District, Ninh Thuận Province
Coordinates11°41′26″N 109°10′31″E
StatusCancelled
Operator(s)EVN
Power generation
Units planned4 x 1,000 MWe
Nameplate capacity
  • 4,000 MW

The feasibility study was to be carried out by Japan Atomic Power Company.[2] Japan Atomic Power Company will also consult the project.[3][4] The plant will be built by a consortium, International Nuclear Energy Development of Japan Co, which comprises 13 Japanese companies.[5] The plant was to be owned and operated by state-owned electricity company EVN. Unit 1 was expected to be commissioned in 2021, unit 2 in 2022, unit 3 in 2024 and unit 4 in 2025.[2] A marine geological survey for preparations of construction was carried out by the Japan-based Kawasaki Geological Survey Company at the ship M.T. Chōyō.[6]

The project was cancelled in November 2016.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Vietnam going solar after nuclear power plants shelved". 5 February 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  2. "Vietnam signs up Japan for Ninh Thuan 2". Nuclear Engineering International. 2010-11-03. Archived from the original on 2012-06-07. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  3. Peixe, Joao (2011-10-01). "Japan Offers Consultant Services for Vietnamese Nuclear Power Plant". OilPrice.com. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  4. "JAPC to assess Vietnamese project". World Nuclear News. 2011-09-28. Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  5. Tsukimori, Osamu (2011-09-29). "Japan consortium, EVN to tie up on Vietnam nuclear plant". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  6. "Survey conducted for nuclear power plant". VNA. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
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