The project would foster the development of high-tech industries, particularly in atomic energy science, which was foundational and would continue to evolve, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Nguyễn Sinh Nhật Tân said.
The MoIT also said that the development of nuclear power of any scale must align with the direction of the Party and the State, and all investments must comply with the Law on Atomic Energy.
In Phước Dinh Commune, where the Ninh Thuận 1 Nuclear Power Plant was due to have been built, six projects are underway, constructed with State and local budgets of nearly VNĐ200 billion.