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HANOI, Apr 7 The contract for the establishment of the Center for Nuclear Science and Technology in the Vietnamese province of Dong Nai may be signed by the state corporation Rosatom and the Vietnam Institute of Atomic energy (VINATOM) in June 2023, such a proposal was made by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko during a meeting with the leadership of VINATOM on Friday.
«We consider the institute as a promising partner <…> in establishing a Center for Nuclear Science and Technology at a modern research reactor in Dong Nai province, together with the state corporation Rosatom. Currently, a Russian contractor is preparing a tender proposal. I would propose to determine We, for our part, will give instructions to Rosatom so that if the tender opens on April 18, sign the contract by a very important date for both our countries,» Chernyshenko said.
He explained that on June 30, a monument to the centenary of the visit to the city by the first President of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, will be inaugurated in St. Petersburg.
it would be very symbolic to coincide with the opening of the monument,» the Deputy Prime Minister stressed, adding that it is also necessary to resolve the issue of mutual settlements with Russian contractors in the context of anti-Russian sanctions.
A site has already been selected for the new center, its configuration and source of financing have been determined, and a preliminary feasibility study for the project has also been approved, Chernyshenko added.
the party will try to conclude the contract by the specified date.
Construction of nuclear science and technology centers is one of the main stages in the development of the peaceful atom by the «newbies» in this field.
The main elements of the nuclear science and technology centers are a research reactor and/or an accelerator, as well as a laboratory complex.
The presence of such centers will allow the countries where they will be built to begin work on the development of nuclear technologies and their application for the needs of science, medicine, geology, agriculture and other fields, which will contribute to the growth of the level of education and science in these countries.
On the basis of the centers it will be possible to organize the production of isotopes for medical purposes, sterilize medical equipment and instruments, and also conduct called neutron capture therapy for cancer. And the use of irradiation technologies for food and agricultural products at such centers will increase their shelf life, protect them from pests and create conditions for increasing the export of agricultural products.
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