VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 100 workers and engineers on February 2, began conducting marine and mainland geological drilling at the site where the Ninh Thuan 1 nuclear power plant is to be built.


The exploratory drilling in the sea will be more than 3,000m deep.
This is the most difficult task in survey.

The site for geological exploratory drilling is Vinh Truong village in Phuoc Dinh commune, Thuan Nam district of the central province of Ninh Thuan.

Two local firms: the Southern Survey Enterprise and Electric Construction Consulting JS Company No. 3 are the contractors.

The two companies installed drilling machines and equipment in mid-January and they started drilling.

According to the national power development plan, the construction of Ninh Thuan 1 and 2 nuclear power plants will be kicked off in December 2014, and will be completed in 2022. The two first turbines of the two plants are scheduled to operate in late 2020.

The two plants will use the third-generation reactors. When incidents occur, the plants will automatically deal with the incidents within 72 hours.

Phan Minh Tuan, vice chief of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project management board, said that the exploratory drilling in the sea will be more than 3,000m deep. This is the most difficult task in survey.

Thu Ha