VN is committed to ensuring the highest security

On October 4, in Hanoi, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan received and worked with the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Professor Yukiya Amano and senior experts. IAEA.

At the meeting, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan committed Vietnam to develop and use nuclear for peace and responsibility, which ensures the highest security and nuclear security. is one of the top prerequisites and priorities.

The Minister affirmed that IAEA's technical support for Vietnam in the past time was very effective, helping to improve the capacity of staff in the fields of research, application, management and regulation and implementation. applications of nuclear into practice.

The Minister proposed that IAEA continue to support Vietnam in building a legal framework for nuclear power safety, approving the design and licensing of nuclear power plants; assisting in the preparation and implementation of the Master Plan on building nuclear safety infrastructure; support capacity building for regulatory agencies, especially Vietnam's Nuclear Regulatory Agency according to international standards.

Professor Yukiya Amano affirmed that one of the IAEA's highest priorities since the nuclear power incident in Japan last March is the highest level of security and nuclear security.

IAEA is responsible for helping member countries including Vietnam, developing the field of nuclear application at the safest level. The IAEA always considers Vietnam to be a central country in bilateral relations with its member states.

Professor Yukiya Amano also appreciated Vietnam's initial success in implementing the Nuclear Power Development Program.

IAEA assists Vietnam in training to improve the qualifications and skills for safety and security managers, researchers of atomic energy application and research working in Vietnamese organizations. , especially in the field of nuclear power.

IAEA Director General agreed with Vietnam's proposal to organize some more conferences and conferences on nuclear issues.

According to Prof. Yukiya Amano, Vietnam also needs to cooperate with countries in the process of considering the development of nuclear power, not just the countries that have developed atomic energy industry such as Russia and Japan. , Korea . to discuss together to find out the method and technology of nuclear power development with the highest level of safety.

With the help of the IAEA and its member countries, in recent years, Vietnam has adopted a number of national technical cooperation projects applied in socio-economic sectors such as health and agriculture. industry, industry and nuclear power.

Recently, IAEA has approved 5/8 technical cooperation projects proposed by Vietnam for the period of 2012-2013, including 3 projects related to Nuclear Power.