The move aims to facilitate the performance of tasks related to the construction of the plant within the province’s authority and responsibilities.

A detailed plan for a Nuclear Science and Technology Research Centre in Dong Nai province’s Long Khanh city will be developed, according to a recent official document approved by the provincial People’s Committee.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also chairman of the steering committee for nuclear power plant construction, presided over the committee's first meeting in Hanoi on January 15.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov laid stress on the promising prospects of Vietnam - Russia collaboration in developing a nuclear power plant in the Southeast Asian country during a press conference in Moscow on January 14.

VOV.VN - The Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) will support the construction of nuclear power plants and modern nuclear research centers in Vietnam, Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev told Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on January 13.

VOV.VN - Canada's Indo-Pacific Strategy's goal of promoting nuclear energy technology exports is seen as potentially relevant to Vietnam amid the Canadian side restarting its nuclear power programme to address energy needs and meet emissions reduction targets.

Vietnam needs to acquire technologies to ensure the safe management of nuclear power plants, and establish an appropriate financial mechanism to secure the substantial initial investment capital for the plan.

Two Vietnamese professors who are working in the US have offered insights into the potential and challenges of nuclear power development in Vietnam, recommending an approach centred on small-scale nuclear reactors as drawn from international practices.

VOV.VN - Party General Secretary To Lam has asked Ninh Thuan province to prepare necessary conditions, alongside the Government, ministries, agencies and localities, for restarting the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Plant project to feed Vietnam’s growing economy and diversify the country’s energy sources.

VOV.VN - The Party Central Committee convened its plenum in Hanoi on November 25, discussing the streamlining of the political system’s organizational structure, the resumption of the nuclear power project and personnel affairs, according to a press communique of the plenum.