Moscow, Sept. 26 -- Rosatom Energy International JSC (REIN JSC), a subsidiary of Russia's state-owned Rosatom, and Vietnam's Power Engineering Consulting JSC 2 (PECC2) on September 26 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), paving the way for cooperation in building Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant in Vietnam.

The MoU seeks to coordinate the two sides' efforts in updating the feasibility study and site documentation for Ninh Thuan 1, which is set to become Vietnam's first nuclear power plant. It also outlines broader collaboration in power grid and logistics infrastructure development, personnel training, and other related fields.

The agreement builds on recent initiatives to revive Vietnam's nuclear power programme, which regained ...