Vietnam prioritizes the event of nuclear science and
expertise, viewing it as an important part of the nationwide vitality construction.
This was affirmed by the Minister of Science and Technology,
Vu Hai Quan, throughout a working session in Hanoi with Ms. Najat Mokhtar, Deputy Director
General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), on July 9.
The Minister outlined three core precedence instructions for the
joint motion plan between the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) and the
IAEA: Training and growing a management staff and a successor workforce;
Establishing a system of technical requirements and rules for nuclear security
and safety; and Promoting analysis actions to progressively grasp strategic
applied sciences within the nuclear discipline.
For her half, Ms. Mokhtar described Vietnam as a mannequin
member state for its efficient cooperation with the IAEA throughout numerous
sectors, together with healthcare, agriculture, environmental monitoring, and
radiation security. The IAEA consultant expressed a dedication to
accompanying and supporting Vietnam in constructing skilled capability, constructing
upon the muse of a sustainable 50-year partnership.
During a separate working session the identical day between the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) and the IAEA delegation, Mr. Nguyen
Hoang Linh, VARANS Director General, expressed his hope that the IAEA would proceed to help
Vietnam in accessing worldwide requirements, world experience, and technical
help. Key areas embody nuclear infrastructure growth, human useful resource
coaching, and enhancing regulatory capability to make sure nuclear security and
safety.
Specifically, VARANS requested IAEA help in growing
human sources and coaching specialists and administration employees in radiation security
and atomic vitality; perfecting authorized and regulatory frameworks; strengthening
regulatory capability for nuclear security, safety, and radiation safety; implementing
main initiatives, such because the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Plant and the Center for
Nuclear Science and Technology (CNST); and growing superior nuclear
methods in drugs.
Ms. Mokhtar reaffirmed the IAEA’s readiness to help
Vietnam and VARANS in guaranteeing security and safety for atomic vitality
functions for peaceable functions. Furthermore, she inspired Vietnam to
take part extra actively in IAEA flagship initiatives, akin to ZODIAC (Zoonotic
Disease Integrated Action), NUTEC Plastics, Atoms4Food, and Rays
of Hope, in addition to technical cooperation packages specializing in future precedence
areas.