A showcase of “top secret” nuclear technologies
Once highly restricted, nuclear technology is now publicly presented at Russia’s ATOM Museum, highlighting its peaceful applications in energy, medicine, food industry and agriculture.
During his visit, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the museum to advance the implementation of the agreement recently reached by Vietnam and Russia on building a nuclear power plant in Vietnam.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation visit ATOM Museum in Russia. |
“The nuclear power plant that Russia will help Vietnam build will become a new symbol of bilateral relations, similar to the past landmark projects such as Hoa Binh Hydropower Plant and Thang Long Bridge,” Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang noted.
Cooperation in peaceful nuclear energy is set to become a new pillar of the bilateral relationship, supporting long-term energy security and giving Vietnam access to advanced global technologies. It reflects Vietnam’s practical needs amidst rapid economic growth while underscoring Russia’s strength in this field.
Russia’s “underground palaces”
The second new pillar is metro system development.
Russia’s metro, praised by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh as among the best in the world, during his meeting with Vietnamese Embassy staff and the Vietnamese community in Russia. Therefore, the Vietnamese government leader expressed confidence that Vietnam can learn valuable experience from Russia as it is planning to promote the construction of metro lines in large urban areas, initially Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, in order to ease urban infrastructure pressure and maximize all potentials for national rapid, sustainable and safe development.
The metro system in Moscow not only meets the travel needs of the people, but is also the largest and friendliest "museum"; It is the most splendidly decorated place and also the safest place for people to take refuge from natural disasters and enemy attacks.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation are introduced about Russia's ATOM Museum. |
Anyone experiencing the Moscow metro for the first time is struck by the grandeur of its stations, real “palaces” located dozens of meters underground, making them unique in the world.
Each station has a distinct theme, featuring artworks that depict specific historical narratives, allowing visitors to engage with different chapters of Russia’s history. As a result, stations function as grand welcoming museums.
Attentively, the tunnels and stations are constructed at remarkable depths and with world-leading structural resilience, capable of withstanding strong earthquakes and military attacks, including nuclear strikes. This makes them among the safest shelters for civilians in times of emergency.
In addition, Moscow’s metro ecosystem is also equipped with cutting-edge technologies. The metro system has over 466 km of track, 271 stations, and operates across 16 lines connecting not only the urban core but also surrounding cities, daily serving around 7.5 million passengers. Trains run at high frequency, supported by a sophisticated control center, the system’s “brain,” which Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation visited as part of cooperation efforts.
Alongside these two new pillars, the visit also renewed traditional areas of cooperation, including oil and gas, education, science and technology, and culture.
The establishment of new pillars of cooperation, combined with the renewal of traditional ones, demonstrated that the joint statement on major directions for the Vietnam - Russia comprehensive strategic partnership in the new phase is being implemented in a substantive and effective manner, opening up new long-term cooperation opportunities.
Translated by Mai Huong