Vietnam plans eight nuclear power plants by 2030

kpete

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Tue Jun-22-10 01:35 PM
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Vietnam plans eight nuclear power plants by 2030

Source: Raw Story/Agence France-Presse

Vietnam plans eight nuclear power plants by 2030

HANOI — Energy-short Vietnam announced an expansion of its nuclear power programme on Tuesday, with eight plants planned for operation over the next 20 years.

Atomic power will become one of the nation's key energy sources, according to the decision posted on the government website.

Initial plans called for four reactors but the notice said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung had approved eight nuclear facilities, each with at least four reactors, by 2030.

The eight plants will generate a total of 15,000-16,000 megawatts of electricity, the document said.

Read more: http://rawstory.com/rs/2010/0622/vietnam-plans-nuclear-power-plants-2030/

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jody

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Tue Jun-22-10 01:39 PM
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1. Nuclear power plants: Vietnam GOOD -- Iran BAD n/t

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doc03

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Tue Jun-22-10 01:46 PM
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2. That's what I was thinking, couldn't they build a bomb? n/t

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davidinalameda

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Tue Jun-22-10 02:56 PM
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5. is the leadership of Vietnam as batshit crazy and dangerous as that in Iran

:shrug:

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madrchsod

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Tue Jun-22-10 02:28 PM
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3. where are they going to get the money? well...

i guess ten billion a year is doable.

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davidinalameda

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Tue Jun-22-10 02:55 PM
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4. called foreign investment?

:shrug:

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David__77

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Tue Jun-22-10 03:01 PM
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6. Good news.

Vietnam can join China as a driver for the Asian economy, and the global economy. It has a long way to come, but great projects like this will help them greatly.

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twiceshy

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Tue Jun-22-10 03:24 PM
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7. Of course we could never do that here.......

Edited on Tue Jun-22-10 03:26 PM by twiceshy

.......too, too, too risky dontchaknow! Remember 3 mile Island, it's not possible the technology has advanced in 30+ years is it? Naaaaw. It's much better to punch a hole in the bottom of the GOM and flood the damn ocean with oil - much safer and more ecological. /sarcasm off

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