Energy security : would Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan nuclearise Southeast Asia?

Vietnam plans to construct its first nuclear power plant in 2014 despite the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Although its initiative may act as a trailblazer in Southeast Asia, Hanoi’s nuclear-aspiring neighbours may see renewable energy as a better alternative to the region’s energy trilemma.

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Main Author: Margareth Sembiring
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104352
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20181
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Vietnam plans to construct its first nuclear power plant in 2014 despite the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Although its initiative may act as a trailblazer in Southeast Asia, Hanoi’s nuclear-aspiring neighbours may see renewable energy as a better alternative to the region’s energy trilemma.