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VietNamNet Bridge – The special goods was safely transported from the Da Lat Nuclear Research Institute to the Bien Hoa airbase and finally brought to a Russian military plane.
Vietnam completes HEU fuel conversion programme
106 used highly enriched uranium rods were transported from Da Lat to Bien Hoa airport in Dong Nai province to be sent to Russia on July 3, according to the agreements on the use of nuclear for peaceful purposes that Vietnam has signed with international partners. In the photo, the soldiers who escort the container carrying uranium.
The special container containing fuel rods. A staff of the Idaho National Laboratory, Igor Bolshinsky, measured radiation levels from the container.
The truck leaves Da Lat with the escort of a lot of vehicles.
Dr. Nguyen Nhi Dien, Director of the Da Lat Institute for Nuclear Research said 1,000 police and security guards were mobilized to protect the truck along the route.
The truck arrives in Bien Hoa city.
The vehicle arrived at the Bien Hoa airbase.
A Russian cargo plane was ready to ship uranium to Russia.
The fuel rods were put into a specialized steel tank of 10 tons in weight. This tank was then put into a 5-ton steel shell before being sealed. In the picture: a Czech worker works with the special barrel.
Dr. Dien said the specialized tank and other equipment were lent by the Czech Republic.
The staff of the America National Nuclear Security Agency watched the process.
The tank is put into the sell.
Workers put the tank in the cargo plane.
This is the last transport of highly enriched uranium from Vietnam to Russia. The nuclear reactor in Da Lat has stable operated with low enriched uranium. The program has successfully confirmed the use of nuclear material for peaceful purposes of Vietnam.
Photo and video: NISA
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