Ninh Thuận 2 Nuclear Power Plant Explained

Ninh Thuận 2 Nuclear Power Plant
Coordinates:11.6906°N 109.1753°W
Country:Vietnam
Location:Vĩnh Hải, Ninh Hải District, Ninh Thuận Province
Status:C
Operator:EVN
Ps Units Planned:4 x 1,000 MWe

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.

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.

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  1. Web site: Vietnam going solar after nuclear power plants shelved . 5 February 2018 . 20 August 2018.
  2. News: Vietnam signs up Japan for Ninh Thuan 2 . Nuclear Engineering International . 2010-11-03 . 2011-12-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120607213051/http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?storyCode=2057955 . 2012-06-07.
  3. News: Japan Offers Consultant Services for Vietnamese Nuclear Power Plant . OilPrice.com . Joao . Peixe . 2011-10-01 . 2011-12-03.
  4. News: JAPC to assess Vietnamese project . World Nuclear News . 2011-09-28 . 2011-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141206012924/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=30879 . 2014-12-06 . dead .
  5. News: Japan consortium, EVN to tie up on Vietnam nuclear plant . . Osamu . Tsukimori . 2011-09-29 . 2011-12-03.
  6. News: Survey conducted for nuclear power plant . . 2011-09-19 . 2011-12-03.