Procedures for making, appraising and submitting for approval pre-feasibility study reports of nuclear power plant projects in Vietnam

According to Article 17 of Decree No. 70/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, order and procedures for making, appraising and submitting for approval pre-feasibility study reports (investment reports) of nuclear power plant projects are specified as follows:

- Entities: Investors shall make pre-feasibility study reports of their nuclear power plant projects.

- The pre-feasibility study report of a nuclear power plant project must contain the following details:

+ The necessity to invest in building the nuclear power plant, favorable and unfavorable conditions: regulations on exploitation and use of national natural resources, if any:

+ Expected investment scale: number of turbine units and output and construction area of each unit: work items of the project;

+ Planned location of the plant, areas in which civilian residence is banned or restricted: and land use needs:

+ Analysis and preliminary selection of technologies, technical parameters: conditions on supply of materials, equipment, fuel, energy, services and technical infrastructure: training of human resources; plan on ground clearance and resettlement: the project's impacts on the eco-environment; assurance of radiation and nuclear safety, actions in response to radiation or nuclear incidents, management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuels; fire and explosion prevention and fighting; security and defense; communication on project preparations;

+ Investment form, preliminary estimation of total investment capital, project implemen­tation duration, plans on capital raising according to implementation schedule and socio-economic efficiency of the project and investment phrases;

+ Special proposals to the National Assembly upon considering and deciding on investment in the plant.

The Prime Minister shall set up a state appraisal council with the Minister of Planning and Investment as its chairman to appraise the pre-feasibility study report of the plant. Based on results of appraisal by the state appraisal council, the Government shall propose the National Assembly to consider and decide on investment in the plant.

View more details at Decree No. 70/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from August 10, 2010.

Nguyen Phu

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