ASEAN countries to develop nuclear power plant projects

• 8 years ago (2016-06-13)
• David Flin

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Seven ASEAN countries, including Thailand, have signed cooperation agreements with Rosatom , Russia’s state nuclear energy agency. The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) has also revealed that it has been working with China, Japan, and South Korea on nuclear power generation technology and sent 100 specialists to train for nuclear power plant projects. EGAT said that it plans to generate five per cent of Thailand’s power generation from nuclear by 2036.

Cambodia has also signed deals with Rosatom to establish a nuclear energy information centre and a bilateral working group on nuclear energy as the first steps towards a nuclear power plant project.