{
  "id": 18105618,
  "title": "Russia and Vietnam expand cooperation on nuclear energy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/russia-and-vietnam-expand-cooperation-on-nuclear-energy",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-04T10:20:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Vietnam Investment Review",
    "slug": "vietnam-investment-review",
    "url": "https://vir.com.vn/russia-and-vietnam-expand-cooperation-on-nuclear-energy-164402.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On November 3, Russia and Vietnam announced an expansion of their cooperation in nuclear energy. The agreement confirms their readiness to work together within the scientific platform of the IRC MBIR. The document states their intention to collaborate through the international centre, including joint research at the site and evaluating conditions for Vietnam's potential involvement in the IRC MBIR Consortium. Vietnamese scientists will gain access to the experimental infrastructure of the MBIR reactor, the highest-flux fast neutron research facility in the world, currently under construction in Dimitrovgrad, Russia. The 150 MW reactor uses sodium coolant and is designed for multipurpose research.\n\nVietnamese specialists plan to utilize the high neutron flux and diverse irradiation parameters at MBIR for various research purposes. These include testing structural materials and equipment under intense irradiation, validating computer codes for nuclear project safety assessments, studying nuclear fuel and coolant behavior, and exploring the transmutation of minor actinides and methods to reduce radioactive waste volume and activity. This collaboration represents a strategic step in promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy and fostering long-term joint research work between the two nations.\n\nTran Chi Thanh, president of Vinatom, the leading state-run scientific organization in Vietnam, expressed optimism about the future of their partnership. Vasily Konstantinov, director general of IRC MBIR LLC, emphasized the mutual readiness for interaction and confidence that this agreement will bolster the international scientific agenda of the MBIR. Vinatom was founded in 1976 and serves as Vietnam's primary center for fundamental and applied research in peaceful uses of atomic energy, nuclear physics, reactor technologies, and radiation materials science.",
  "summary": "The consortium leader of MBIR Reactor International Research Centre IRC LLC and the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute Vinatom have signed an MoU",
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}