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Gareth Evans – Australia’s uranium salesman

Is there any potential for Viet Nam and Australia to make co-operation in this issue?

Gareth Evans :Yes, there are because Australia has the biggest reserves of uranium in the world.

VietNam to play a clear role in nuclear non-proliferation Viet Nam News April, 08 2010 Gareth Evans speaks “…….Viet Nam also has an important role in the peaceful use of nuclear energy because you are one of the countries that are going to acquire nuclear energy capabilities for the first time soon.

And you have made it clear that you don’t want to build uranium enrichment facilities or plutonium reprocessing facilities.

You made it clear that you don’t want to get into the business of this very sensitive and dangerous nuclear technology.

That is an important message to send to other new countries getting into nuclear energy that is not necessary to have the very sensitive facilities or chemicals which create the materials that are used for nuclear weapons….

What do you think about the plan of building the first nuclear power plant of Viet Nam in 2014?

Viet Nam is a rather sophisticated country when it comes to this kind of the project. You should be able to do that. With a relatively accelerated time, you need strong technological support from the supplying countries……

Is there any potential for Viet Nam and Australia to make co-operation in this issue?

Yes, there are because Australia has the biggest reserves of uranium in the world. That is one of the reasons why we have produced this report because we feel we have the moral responsibility to ensure that uranium is used just for peaceful purposes.—VNS

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April 9, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, politics international, uranium | antinuclear, Australia, nuclear, nuclear costs, uranium