Russia to help with nuclear plant

Russia’s Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision was asked to help the Viet Nam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety build legal documents and procedures and to train Vietnamese staff for the safe operation of the country’s first nuclear power plant. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung made the request in a meeting with Nikolay Georgievich Kutin, chairman of the Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision yesterday in Ha Noi.

Dung said that Viet Nam had approved the construction of its first nuclear power plant, which was expected to come into operation in 2010, and co-operation between Viet Nam and Russia in the sector showed their confidence in the strategic co-operative ties of the two sides.

During the process of nuclear power development, safety and technology issues would always play an important and decisive role to the success of the programme, thus, before building the plant, it was a must to complete legal regulations to ensure the security and safety of the plant, he stressed.

Dung also spoke highly of the co-operation between Russia’s Federal Service for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision and the Viet Nam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety under the Ministry of Science and Technology.

Viet Nam and Russia had a good relationship, and the Vietnamese Party, State and people had always remembered the efficient assistance of Russia in their struggle for national independence and construction, Dung said.

Viet Nam would make its best efforts to join hands with Russia in turning their bilateral ties into a sustainable and long-term strategic partnership, bringing practical benefits to both countries, he stressed.

Thanking Dung’s welcome, Nikolay Georgievich Kutin said that nations developing nuclear power in the world had always targeted the safe implementation of their programmes and for peaceful purposes.

Russia had a lot of experiences in building nuclear power plants, and in ensuring international requirements of security and safety, and was ready to share with Viet Nam its experiences, he said.

A nuclear power plant needed overall supervision, from its designing to operating phases, particularly transfers of knowledge on nuclear safety. Thus, his agency would help Viet Nam by providing training courses and building legal documents before the construction of the first plant started, he said. — VNS

Tags: Vietnam energy, Vietnam nuclear power project

Posted by VBN on Jun 18 2010. Filed under Energy. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry