“I think there are two things that are at work here, one is potentially the economics and the jobs. The other is the U.S. has moved quite quickly to improve relations with Vietnam.”
Not everyone agrees that Vietnam should have nuclear power plants.
The country is on a seismic fault line -- a place where the Earth’s tectonic plates meet and sometimes move, causing earthquakes. And it has a long coastline. So there are many places that could be hit by tsunamis, which are created by earthquakes.
In 2011, an Italian group completed a study of the site planned for the country’s first nuclear power center -- in Ninh Thuan province. It found that the area could be especially at risk to tsunamis.
The proposed American deal bars Vietnam from enriching or reprocessing plutonium or uranium while it develops nuclear energy. This requirement is aimed at preventing Vietnam from developing nuclear weapons.
I’m Caty Weaver.
Growing Asian Middle Class Demands Air Travel
Rising incomes across Southeast Asia have been good for the aviation industry. New low-cost passenger airline companies are experiencing record growth. The industry is racing to build airports and train tens of thousands of new pilots, while flying safely.
Trade groups say Asia and Pacific airlines carried more than 138 million passengers in the first eight months of 2013. That is an increase of five percent compared to the same time period last year.
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