17th FNCA Ministerial Level Meeting
Tokyo, 30th November 2016

COUNTRY REPORT OF VIETNAM
Dr. PHAM Cong Tac
Deputy Minister, Vietnam Ministry ofScience and Technology

OUTLINE
1. Overview of the policy on atomic energy
2. Policies and current status on nuclear power
3. Policies on nuclear sciences and applications
3.1. Human Health3.2. Agriculture
3.3. Radiation Applications
3.4. Industry
4. Stakeholder Involvement
5. Conclusion

1. Overview of the policy on

atomic energy

1

The Prime Minister approved of the Strategy
for Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy up to 2020
on 3th January 2006

2In 2010, the Prime Minister approved of theMaster Planning for peaceful development andutilization of atomic energy up to 2020

1. Overview of the policy on

atomic energy

Detailed Planning in Agriculture (2010 )Detailed Planning in Medicine (2011 )Master Planning forpeaceful development
and utilization ofatomic energy up to2020

Detailed Planning in Industry (2011)
Detailed Planning in Geo, Science andEnvironment (2011)
Master Planning on Human Resource
Development (2010)
Projects on Capacity building on security(2011)
Project on Capacity building R&D & TSO(2012)

2. Policies and current status
on nuclear power
The national policy makers havesubmitted the Congress thedesignation of stopping theconstruction of Ninh Thuan nuclear
power plants on November 2016

Main Reasons:- The anxiety of the citizens about
the safety of nuclear power plants- Potential security problems in thearea- Problems involving the safety ofpublic debt

Vinh Hai(NT2)
Phuoc Dinh(NT1)3. Policies on nuclear applications
3.1. Human Health- In 2011, the Government approved
the Master Plan for the Developmentof Ionizing Radiation in Health Care
until 2020
- Viet Nam has nearly 60 nuclear
medicine and radiotherapy
departments, with nearly 100 nuclear
medicine imaging and radiotherapy
machines.
- Vietnam has 10 centers cyclotron andPET/CT include 108 Central Hospital,
Bach Mai Hospital, Viet Duc Hospital,
Hanoi Irradiation Centre, Institute for
Nuclear Science and Technology, …

3. Policies on nuclear applications(Cont)

3.2. Agriculture
The Government approved a national programme forthe application of nuclear techniques in agriculture in2010

Promoting the establishment of theCenter for Plant Mutation Breeding

StrategicobjectiveEquipping biotechnology laboratories formutation breeding capabilities to develop
high yielding, high quality
Establish research centers dedicated to sheapplication of irradiation techniques forplant protection

3. Policies on nuclear applications(Cont)
3.3. Radiation Applications
Master Plan on Application Developmentof Ionizing Radiation

Establishing
nuclearagriculture
centers

Applicationof advanced
diagnostictechniques
for animal
diseasediagnosis

Establishingirradiation
facilities toensure foodhygiene andfood safety

Application ofirradiation
technology forsterilization ofhealthcare
products andmaterialmodification usedin industry

3.4. Industry

3. Policies on nuclear applications(Cont)The policy of Viet Nam in
the field of atomic Highpriority should be given todeveloping the applicationof irradiation technologies
including gamma, electron
beam and X-ray
technologies, to enhancecapabilities to monitor andevaluate the structural
integrity of materials used
in industries.

4. Main Stakeholder Involvement
National
Assembly

GOVERNMENTState Assessment Council
National Nuclear Safety
Council

MONRE

MOFA

MOIT
GeneralDept. ofEnergy

EVN

MOST…

Dept. of Legislation
Ministerial Inspectorate
63 DOSTs
VARANS
VAEA
VINATOM

CONCLUSION
1. The policies and laws of Vietnam in this field are quite complete,harmonious to the international law and the recommendationsof IAEA.
2. Radiation technology has been studied and applied widely andeffectively in different fields, making substantial contributions tosocial and economic development of the country andimprovement of the people's living standard.
3. Viet Nam attaches great importance to the role of radiation
science and technology toward sustainable development. We
desire to strengthen cooperation with FNCA in peaceful use of
nuclear energy while implementing the Strategic Orientation forViet Nam's sustainable development – the Vietnam's agenda 21.

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