
Attending the meeting were Comrade Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Prime Minister , Deputy Head of the Steering Committee; leaders of ministries, branches, localities, and members of the Steering Committee.
The Ninh Thuan nuclear power project was approved for investment in 2009 by the 12th National Assembly. However, in 2016, the 14th National Assembly passed a resolution to suspend the project. Faced with the requirements of the new development period, at the end of 2024, the Party Central Committee and the National Assembly reviewed and agreed on the policy of restarting the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project (now in Khanh Hoa province). Immediately after that, the Prime Minister issued decisions to establish and consolidate the Steering Committee for the construction of the nuclear power plant.
At the meeting, delegates reported and discussed the situation of building and submitting for promulgation mechanisms and policies to institutionalize the Party's policies, perfect the legal basis, remove difficulties and obstacles in laws; the situation of implementing assigned tasks after the previous meeting, achieved results, unfinished work, clearly pointing out the difficulties, causes, responsibilities of which agencies and proposing the following tasks and solutions.

According to reports and opinions at the meeting, implementing the conclusions of the second session of the Steering Committee, ministries, agencies and project investors have proactively and actively implemented assigned tasks. The agencies have also actively exchanged and negotiated with foreign partners.
After submitting to the National Assembly Resolution No. 189 dated February 19, 2025 on a number of special mechanisms and policies for investment in the construction of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project, the Government issued a plan to implement Resolution No. 189 of the National Assembly.
The Prime Minister has issued a document assigning Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to be the investor of nuclear power project 1, the National Energy Industry Group (Petrovietnam) to be the investor of nuclear power project 2; the People's Committee of Ninh Thuan province (now Khanh Hoa province) to implement the resettlement and site clearance component projects. Nuclear power projects have been added to the Power Plan VIII.
The Ministry of Science and Technology has completed the Atomic Energy Law for the Government to submit to the National Assembly for promulgation and is currently drafting decrees and circulars to guide its implementation. The Ministry of Education and Training has submitted to the Prime Minister for approval the Project on training and fostering human resources for nuclear power development until 2035.
The Ministry of Finance is drafting a Government Resolution to separate the resettlement and site clearance issues of nuclear power plant projects into independent projects.

In his concluding remarks, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh acknowledged and commended ministries, agencies and localities for proactively and actively implementing assigned tasks and achieving specific results after the second meeting of the Steering Committee.
Of the 18 assigned tasks, 9 have been completed, including a number of important tasks, such as issuing the Government's action plan to implement Resolution 189 of the National Assembly, adjusting the VIII power planning, submitting to the National Assembly to promulgate the Law on Atomic Energy and assigning Khanh Hoa province 3,236 billion VND to implement the resettlement project.
Along with that, 7 tasks are being implemented, 2 tasks have not been implemented. Pointing out a number of limitations that need to be overcome in the progress of negotiations with foreign partners on the construction of nuclear power plants, site clearance, completion of related legal bases, and coordination between ministries, branches and localities that is sometimes not tight, the Prime Minister requested relevant entities to learn from experience and proactively carry out assigned tasks and handle difficulties and problems arising according to their functions, tasks and powers, and at the same time report to competent authorities on issues beyond their authority.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested relevant ministries, branches and localities to effectively implement Resolution 328/NQ-CP on the Government's Action Program to implement Resolution No. 70-NQ/TW dated August 20, 2025 of the Politburo on ensuring national energy security until 2030, with a vision to 2045.
The Prime Minister directed many key and specific tasks to ministries, branches and localities related to proposing additional capital for site clearance to meet the requirements and standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency; perfecting the legal basis and specific mechanisms to implement the work, including advising on the development of Resolutions of the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee to handle related legal problems.
The Prime Minister also directed to promote negotiations and complete agreements with partners based on the principles of harmonious benefits, shared risks, cutting cumbersome procedures, and building appropriate standards and regulations to ensure compliance with safety standards and security guidelines of the International Atomic Energy Agency and international conventions related to the nuclear field.

EVN urgently sets up a pre-feasibility project in October; agencies complete negotiations on a cooperation agreement to build nuclear power plant 1 and complete legal corridors in November 2025.
The Ministry of Education and Training closely coordinates with EVN and Petrovietnam to clearly identify the demand for quantity, qualifications and expertise of human resources serving nuclear power plants; on that basis, organize training and call for and attract domestic and foreign human resources to work.
The Prime Minister requested Khanh Hoa province to mobilize the entire political system to focus on site clearance and resettlement, and the Provincial Party Secretary must directly direct closely with the support of ministries and branches. The Prime Minister especially emphasized the need to do a good job of resettlement for people in the project area according to the principle of ensuring that the new place of residence is at least equal to or better than the old place of residence; quickly stabilize people's lives and ensure the people's legitimate and legal rights and interests; at the same time, propose policies to support people in changing their professions to competent authorities.

Ministries, branches and agencies, according to their functions and tasks, coordinate to handle the recommendations of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee on the mechanism to implement the project of migration, resettlement and site clearance for nuclear power plant projects.
In the spirit of utmost urgency, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pointed out that ministries, branches, localities, and members of the Steering Committee must continue to focus, spend time, effort, and intelligence to carry out tasks according to their functions, duties, and powers regarding the construction of nuclear power plants.
The Prime Minister assigned Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son to directly direct and resolve issues beyond his authority, and report to the Prime Minister on issues beyond his authority.
Updated on October 22, 2025
Source: https://laichau.gov.vn/tin-tuc-su-kien/chuyen-de/tin-trong-nuoc/thu-tuong-dam-phan-xay-dung-nha-may-dien-hat-nhan-loi-ich-hai-hoa-rui-ro-chia-se-.html
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