MHI schools Vietnam’s future nuclear engineers

The celebration ceremony was held at Hanoi’s University of Science and Technology (HUST) with the participation of leading representatives from the Ministries of Science and Technology, Education and Training, the Japanese Embassy, and the School of Nuclear Engineering and Environmental Physics.

The training course in nuclear power technology came about as a result of a co-operation programme signed in 2010 between Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and HUST.

This technology-focused training course was designed to train final year nuclear engineers in the School of Nuclear Engineering and Environmental Physics.

Following graduation, students are equipped with a solid foundation of knowledge, which allows them to manage the main systems technology used in the pressurised water reactor of a nuclear power plant.

Moreover, students are supplied with practical experience in the operating systems and fuel strategies, which is essential for managing a nuclear power plant.

In addition to funding this training course, MHI has also awarded scholarships to high-achieving students, and has organised field trips for a select number of students and trainers to visit MHI’s headquarters in Japan.

So far, the scholarships have been handed out to 50 students, and MHI has paid for 25 students and trainers to come to Japan.

At last week’s celebrations, MHI also introduced its plan to reactivate certain nuclear power plants in Japan, including the Fukushima Dai-ichi Power Plant, which was destroyed by 2011’s earthquake and tsunami.

The co-operation agreement between MHI and HUST will reach its conclusion at the end of this school year. However, as both sides benefit from this collaborative relationship, they’re considering lengthening it.