HANOI: Vietnam is to begin manufacture and export of large-scale equipment for nuclear power plants following a contract signed by industrial group Doosan Vina. The contract involves construction and transportation of heavy components for the Shin Kori nuclear project in Korea and is expected to mark the start of wider breakbulk export demand from the country.
“This is the first time that nuclear power equipment will be made in Vietnam and we couldn’t be prouder that our Vietnamese technicians will be a part of this important milestone in Vietnam’s development,” said Yeon In Jung, CEO of Doosan Vina. The firm will fabricate and transport four tanks for the 1,400 megawatt Shin Kori units 5 & 6 nuclear power plant. Fabrication will take place at Doosan Vina’s facility in Quang Ngai, Vietnam.
The facility is certified to ASME standard with certificates in NPT, NA, NS, Site NPT, Site NA, Site NS and is the only company in Southeast Asia certified to manufacture the equipment. Doosan Vina is located in a high tech industrial complex in the Dung Quat Economic Zone and the firm is part of South Korean conglomerate the Doosan Group.
