Russia, Vietnam Sign Deal to Build Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant

The plant will use two Russian reactors intended to anchor long-term cooperation, according to nuclear power company Rosatom.
Russia, Vietnam Sign Deal to Build Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant
A Russian nuclear plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, in this file photo. Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images
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Russia and Vietnam agreed to a deal on March 23 to build Vietnam’s first nuclear power plant, formalizing a major energy partnership between the two countries.

The agreement, signed in Moscow during an official visit by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Russia, establishes the legal framework governing construction and cooperation on the Ninh Thuan 1 plant in central Vietnam.

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