Hanoi, April 22 -- The INIR report was handed over to Vietnamese Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan by IAEA Deputy Director General Mikhail Chudakov.

The INIR mission was conducted from 1 to 11 December 2025 at the invitation of the Government of Viet Nam and hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology.

An IAEA team of experts reviewed the status of 19 nuclear infrastructure issues using the IAEA evaluation methodology for Phase 2 of the Milestones Approach, which assesses a country's readiness to invite bids or negotiate a contract for its first nuclear power plant.

The mission team concluded that Viet Nam has taken major steps to restart and accelerate the Ninh Thuan project and the development of the required infras...