Vietnam-UK cooperates on nuclear energy safety

On February 16 in Hanoi, the Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with the UK-Southeast Asia Science Partnership Group and the British Embassy in Vietnam organized the Seminar on "Promoting cooperation on county energy between Vietnam and the UK ".

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Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Le Dinh Tien, UK Ambassador to Vietnam Antony Stokes chaired the workshop.

The workshop is an opportunity for Vietnamese and British scientific researchers to discuss and discuss issues related to nuclear energy development and application in Vietnam and the UK; contribute to promoting effective cooperation in this field between the two countries.

Nuclear energy has become an important source of energy for mankind

Deputy Minister Le Dinh Tien stated that Vietnam is deeply aware that developing nuclear power is a complicated task, requiring synchronous construction from the legal system, infrastructure, and staff. science, technology, technical workers, as well as huge financial resources. These are major difficulties and challenges for countries that have just started developing nuclear power like Vietnam.

Deputy Minister Le Dinh Tien affirmed: 'Information and experiences shared during the workshop will help Vietnamese policy makers, investors, managers and nuclear power experts get valuable experiences. in the organization of implementing nuclear power project in Ninh Thuan, as well as opening new opportunities for cooperation between Vietnam and the United Kingdom in this field. '

According to the British Ambassador to Vietnam Antony Stokes, nuclear energy has become an important source of energy for mankind, contributing to solving energy needs in England and many other countries.

Ambassador Antony Stokes emphasized the importance of cooperation on nuclear energy between Vietnam and the United Kingdom; looking forward to continuing to cooperate with Vietnam to replicate the initiative to safely develop nuclear energy .

At the seminar, Vietnamese and British experts shared information and exchanged experiences on issues such as building nuclear regulatory framework, preparing plant construction sites, selecting technologies and building building research, deployment and technical support capacity for nuclear power programs, developing nuclear human resources, managing risks in the process of building, installing and putting into operation of power plants Nuclear, the role of consulting for investors.