EU project helps improve legal framework for nuclear safety in Vietnam
The Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) in conjunction with the European Union (EU) held a conference in Hanoi on April 4 to introduce the outcomes of a project strengthening the capacity and efficiency of the VARANS and its technical support provision.
Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Agency forRadiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) in conjunction with the European Union(EU) held a conference in Hanoi on April 4 to introduce the outcomes of aproject strengthening the capacity and efficiency of the VARANS and itstechnical support provision.
VN3.01/13 is the next project ofVN3.01/09 – the first cooperation project of its kind between the EU andVietnam on providing technical assistance for improving the legal framework fornuclear safety and strengthening the capabilities of the VARANS and itsTechnical Support Organisation (TSO).
Through three years of implementing the project,set activities have been conducted as scheduled. Its initial outcomes havecontributed to completing the compilation of many important legal documents onnuclear safety, nuclear inspection, and incident response.
It also helps build an integrated management system in accordance with internationalstandards and human resources development plans suitable with the Statemanagement function of the VARANS.
Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anhsaid the cooperative relations between Vietnam and the EU have been developingstrongly in recent years, especially after the two sides signed the Partnershipand Cooperation Agreement (PCA) on June 27, 2012.
The signing marked an important milestone in thebilateral cooperation and created a legal foundation to bring the Vietnam-EUrelations to a new period with deeper-and-wider collaboration, he said.
Following the success of the VN3.01/09 project,the Vietnamese Prime Minister approved the VN3.01/13.
The VARANS and the EU coordinated to adjust somecontents of the project suitable with the new situation, focusing on safetyresearch reactor, preparation for and response to incidents, radioactive wastemanagement policies and strategies.
Ambassador Bruno Angelet, head of the EUdelegation to Vietnam, highlighted the sound relations between the two sides invarious fields, not only in nuclear, but also in trade, energy, investment anddefence security.-VNA
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Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh (Photo: VNA)
