From 3 to 5 July, the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) in collaboration with the U.S Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) organized the Fourth international meeting on Next Generation Safeguards. Deputy Director General of VARANS Le Quang Hiep came to attend and add
On June 26, 2012, in Hanoi, in the framework of Regulation Cooperation Forum (RCF), the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) organized the Seminar on nuclear regulatory body. The Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan came to attend and address the opening remark.
On June 11, 2012 the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organized the Essential knowledge workshop on Probabilistic Safety Assessment (PSA) (11-15/6). Dr. Le Chi Dung – Deputy Director General of VARANS came to attend and address the opening speech.
On May 2, 2012, H.E.Nguyen Quan, Minister of Science and Technology has handed the Appointment Decision to Prof.Dr. Vuong Huu Tan, former President of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM), as the Director General of the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS).
Vietnam is having trouble finding good staff for its planned nuclear power plants and their construction should be delayed by a couple of years for the sake of safety, an official has said.
At the 2nd Nuclear Security Summit, PM Nguyễn Tấn Dũng stressed that consitently pursuing the policy of using nuclear power for peaceful purposes only, Vietnam has been actively realizing its commitments regarding nuclear energy use.
Vietnam and Russia signed an agreement on transporting enriched uranium fuel rods used by the Da Lat Nuclear Reactor to Russia at a meeting held at the Science and Technology Ministry on March 16.
With the purpose of using effectively nuclear energy and further improving the safety and operating effectiveness of the Da Lat Nuclear Reactor, a research project focusing on the safe operation of the reactor received a National Science and Technology Award.
During two days of May 30 and 31, 2011 in Hanoi Atomic Construction Import and Export Company (Atomstroyexport) under Russian State-owned Group of Atomic Energy (ROSATOM) coordinated with Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission (VINATOM) to organize the Scientific Workshop on introducing experience in design and construction of nuclear power plants of the Russian Federation.
