Japan advances nuke plans with Vietnam

The Japan Atomic Energy Co agreed to conduct a feasibility study in building Vietnam's first nuclear power plant.

Vietnam chose Japan last Octiober as its partner in constructing two nuclear reactors in central Vietnam. It also plans to build two more in the same region, using Russian technology, aiming for operations of all four reactors in the early 2020s.

Japan Atomic Energy said that it took more time than expected to reach a deal but that it had nothing to do with the disaster at Tokyo Electric's Fukushima nuclear plant after the earthquake and tsunami in March.

The government of Japan decided that the country will keep exporting nuclear technology while ensuring that its safety is among the highest levels in the world.

The full story is available at Reuters.