VIETNAM ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (VAEC)

1. VIETNAM ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (VAEC) Presentation on the VAEC Ms. Vu Thi LieuVietnam Atomic Energy Commission RCARO– August 2008

2. VIETNAM ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION Headquarter: 59 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hanoi, Vietnam Telephone : 84 – 4 – 942 3479; 942 0266 Fax : 84 – 4 – 942 4133 E-mail : hq.vaec@hn.vnn.vn Website : http://www.vaec.gov.vn

3. VIETNAM ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (VAEC) • Introduction • Functions • Duties • Organization structure • Main achievements • Advantages • Brief introduction of the VAEC Subsidiary R&D Institutions and Enterprise

4. Introduction

5. Introduction • Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission is a Research and Development Institution belonging to Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). • Its functions are: • To conduct fundamental and applied research, technology development and application of atomic energy; • To assist the state management of atomic energy; • To provide technical support on nuclear safety and radiation protection.

6. Duties

7. Duties • To study and formulate policies, strategies, planning and plants for atomic energy development in Vietnam; • To conduct fundamental and applied research on: • Nuclear science and technology; • Nuclear reactor technology; • Nuclear reactor fuel and material; • Radiation protection and nuclear safety; • Radioactive waste treatment and management technology.

8. Duties (cont’d) • To develop technology, production and technical services in atomic energy field and related areas in service of social and economic development; • To co-ordinate the implementation of international co-operation activities in the field of atomic energy and participate in the implementation of international treaties pledged by Vietnam;

9. Duties (cont’d) • To provide technical support to the state management body on radiation protection and nuclear safety in the assessment and appraisal of radiation protection and nuclear safety; • Carry out radioactive environment monitoring; • Calibrate radiation dosimeters and nuclear facilities; • Provide radiation dose measuring service; • Develop technical infrastructure for the preparedness and response to radiological and nuclear accidents; • To participate in the planning, education and training of scientists and technicians in the field of atomic energy.

10. Organization structure

11. Organization structure • Council on Science, Technology and Training • Functional Departments • Department of Administration and Personnel; • Department of Planning and R&D Management; • Department of International Co-operation.

12. Organization structure (cont’d) • Research and development institutions • Nuclear Research Institute(NRI); • Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology(INST); • Institute for Technology of Radioactive and Rare Elements(ITRRE); • Center for Nuclear Technique, Ho Chi Minh City(CNT); • Research and Development Center for Radiation Technology(VINAGAMMA); • Hanoi Irradiation Center(HIC); • Center for Application of Nuclear Technique in Industry(CANTI). • Enterprise • Technology Application and Development Company(NEAD).

13. ORGANIZATION CHART OF THE VAEC GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (MOST) VIETNAM ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (VAEC) Nuclear Research Institute (NRI, Dalat) Adm. Dep. Dep. of Int’l.Coop. Dep. of Plan. Institute for Nuclear Science & Techniques (INST, Hanoi) Center for Application of Nuclear Technique in Industry (CANTI, Dalat) Institute for Technology Radioactive & Rare Elements (ITRRE, Hanoi) Center for Nuclear Techniques (CNT, HCM City) Hanoi Irradiation Center (HIC, Hanoi) Research and Development Center for Radiation Technology (VINAGAMMA,HCM City) Technology Application & Development Company (NEAD Co.,Hanoi)

14. Main Achievements

15. Main Achievements • Safe operation and effective exploitation and utilization of Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor for: • The research, • Training, • Scientific and technical services and • Radioactive isotope production.

16. Main Achievements (cont’d) • Contribution to the effective applications of nuclear techniques to various socio-economic fields such as: • Medicine, • Agricultural, • Industry, • Geology, • Hydrography, • Environment, • Chemistry, • Material and oil and gas industry etc.;

17. Main Achievements (cont’d) • Introduction of the study on nuclear power development from laboratory scale to the practice; • Main contributor to formulation of the"Strategy for Peaceful Utilization of Atomic Energy in Viet Nam up to 2020",which was approved by thePrime Ministeron January 3rd, 2006; • Main contributor to formulation of the"Master Plan to Implement the Strategy for Peaceful Utilization of Atomic Energy in Viet Nam up to 2020",which was approved by thePrime Ministeron July 23rd, 2007;

18. Main Achievements (cont’d) • Preparation for the technical infrastructure and human resource for the development of radiation energy and nuclear power; • Providing support for the Government to sign and participate in 8 International Nuclear Conventions and Treaties and 5 Governmental-level Cooperation Agreements in the field of atomic energy with other countries; • Main contributor to formulation of the Nuclear Law of Vietnam;

19. Main Achievements (cont’d) • Active contribution to the foundation of the Vietnam Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Association and the Vietnam Atomic Energy Society (VAES); • A large number of scientific works published on prestigious international journals and magazines.

20. Advantages

21. Advantages • Nuclear reactor technology, nuclear power; • Radiation technology; • Radioisotope Tracer Technique; • Radioactive and Rare Element technologies; • Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques; • Nuclear and nuclear - related analytical techniques; • Environmental pollution evaluation and treatment technologies; • Hydro-Isotope Techniques; • Technical supports and training on radiation protection and nuclear safety.

22. Brief Introduction of VAEC Subsidiary R&D Institutions and Enterprise

23. Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (INST) • Address:5T-160 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay District, Ha Noi • Tel: +(84-04)-7564926 • Fax: +(84-04)-8363295

24. Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (INST) • Fields of activities: • Research and application of nuclear and nuclear-related techniques to various fields of national socio-economy; • Research and development of issues in relation to nuclear power development, radiation protection and nuclear safety; • Environmental monitoring, QA/QC for radiation equipment and calibration of radiation dosimeters; • Fundamental studies on nuclear physics, high-energy physics and related issues;

25. Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (INST) • Fields of activities (cont’d): • Providing technical assistance, nuclear and nuclear-related technology transfer; • Cooperation with international and internal organizations, institutions in the fields related to the INST's functions and duties; • Preparation for the technical infrastructure and human force for the development of INST as well as the atomic energy field.

26. Institute for Technology of Radioactive and Rare Element (ITRRE) • Address: 48 Lang Ha Str., Dong Da District, Ha Noi • Tel: +(84-04)-7564926 • Fax: +(84-04)-8350966 • Email: itrre@hn.vnn.vn

27. Institute for Technology of Radioactive and Rare Elements (ITRRE) • Fields of activities: • Research development and testing production of various products from radioactive, precious and non-ferrous metallic and other metallic ores; • Environmental pollution evaluation and study, development of the treatment technologies for environmental pollutions caused by radioactive wastes and chemical processes; • Studying, designing, manufacturing and installation of various machines and equipment used in chemical engineering;

28. Institute for Technology of Radioactive and Rare Elements (ITRRE) • Fields of activities (Cont’d): • Providing scientific and technical services, and conducting technology transfer; • Cooperation with international and internal organizations, institutions in the fields of technologies for radioactive and rare elements, non-ferrous metals and other materials; • Preparation for the technical infrastructure and human resources development for the long-term development of the nuclear field; providing high educations (Doctoral and Master degree) on radio-chemistry, non-organic, organic chemistry and analytical chemistry.

29. Nuclear Research Institute (NRI) • Address: 01 Nguyen Tu Luc Road, Dalat City, Lam Dong Province • Tel: +(84-63)-822191 • Fax: +(84-04)-821107 • Email: nrigov@hcm.vnn.vn

30. Nuclear Research Institute (NRI) • Fields of activities: • Safe management and operation and effective exploitation and utilization of Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor for: • The research, • Training, • Scientific and technical services and • Radioactive isotope production; • Research and application of nuclear techniques and atomic energy to various fields of national socio-economy;

31. Nuclear Research Institute (NRI) • Fields of activities (cont’d): • Providing technical assistance to the state management on radiation protection and nuclear safety. • Research and development of radioactive waste management and treatment and preparedness and response to radiological and nuclear accidents; • Conducting radioactive environment monitoring and survey in the national network; • QA/QC for radiation equipment and calibration of radiation dosimeters;

32. Nuclear Research Institute (NRI) • Fields of activities (cont’d): • Preparation for the technical infrastructure and human force for the development of the nuclear field, in general, and of the NRI, in particular; • Providing technical services, nuclear and nuclear-related technology transfer; • Cooperation with international and internal organizations, institutions in the fields related to the NRI's functions and duties within the law.

33. Center for Nuclear Technique, Ho Chi Minh City (CNT) • Address: 217 Nguyen Trai Str., 1 District, Ho Chi Minh City • Tel: +(84-08)-8356568 • Fax: +(84-08)-8367361

34. Center for Nuclear Technique, Ho Chi Minh City (CNT) • Fields of activities: • Conducting scientific research and applications, providing technical services, nuclear and nuclear-related technology transfer; • Conducting research and development on radiation protection, nuclear safety and environment; • Contribution to the education and training on Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques and others in the fields of nuclear techniques and atomic energy; • Cooperation with international and internal organizations/ institutions in the fields related to the CNT's functions and duties within the regulations of VAEC.

35. Research and Development Center for Radiation Technology (VINAGAMMA) • Address: Truong Tre Road, Linh Xuan Precinct, Thu Duc District, Ho Chi Minh city • Tel: +(84-08)-8975952 • Fax: +(84-08)-895921 • Email: vinagamma@hcm.vnn.vn • Website: http://www.vinagamma.com

36. Research and Development Center for Radiation Technology (VINAGAMMA) • Fields of activities: • Determination of irradiation dose for sterilization or pasteurization of different products, evaluation of the radio-suitability of treating products; • Measurement of adsorption dose of irradiated products and development of studies on radiation treatments (gamma radiation and radiation from electron beam (EB) accelerator etc.); • Studies on the treatment of a variety of wastes such as waste water and gases by means of radiation techniques.

37. Hanoi Irradiation Center (HIC) • Address: Km 12., Road No.32, Minh Khai Precinct, Tu Liem District, Ha Noi • Tel: +(84-04)-7543418 • Fax: +(84-04)-7655264 • Email: hominhduc48@yahoo.com

38. Hanoi Irradiation Center (HIC) • Fields of activities: • Conducting scientific research and technology development; • Providing services, products, materials using radiation technology; • Conducting design, manufacturing and investment consultancy on irradiation devices; directly export and import technologies and equipments in the field of radiation technology; • Preparation for the technical infrastructure and human force in the field of radiation technology; • Implementing cooperation with international and internal individuals, organizations in the fields related to radiation technology.

39. Center for Application of Nuclear Technique in Industry (CANTI) • Address: 13 Dinh Tien Hoang Str., Dalat City, Lam Dong Province • Tel: +(84-63)-552369 • Fax: +(84-63)-553480 • Email: kthn_cn@hcm.vnn.vn • Website: www.canti.vn

40. Center for Application of Nuclear Technique in Industry (CANTI) • Fields of activities: • Research and development of application tracer technology, radiation source and related techniques in the field of industry and life science; • Technical transfer and training in the field of tracer technology, radiation source and related techniques; • Development of technology, production and business in the field of applications of nuclear and related techniques; • Importing/exporting materials, chemicals, technical equipment and radioisotope materials for nuclear science and technology.

41. Technology Application and Development Company (NEAD) • Address: 59 Ly Thuong Kiet Str., Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi • Tel: +(84-04)-9423590/9423592 • Fax: +(84-04)-9424515 • Email: neadcenter@fpt.vn

42. Technology Application and Development Company (NEAD) • Fields of activities: • Offering professional advice/consultancy on technology transfer and investment in the fields of nuclear energy and radiation technology; • Nuclear science and technology, radiation technology, radiation protection and control, environmental technology, informatics, telecommunications, • Civil and industrial electricity;

43. Technology Application and Development Company (NEAD) • Fields of activities (cont’d): • Execution of various building projects in the fields of general science and techniques, civil engineering, air-conditioning, radiation techniques; • Importation and exportation of scientific and technical equipment, machines and materials in the fields of nuclear power, radiation protection, bio-technology; • Providing equipment for transportation, informatics, telecommunications, civil and industrial electricity as well as chemicals and chemical equipment, stationery, etc.;

44. Technology Application and Development Company (NEAD) • Fields of activities (cont’d): • Conducting importation and exportation of expertise and technical experts. • Providing services in relation to books, scientific and technical journals (printed or CD-ROM versions); • Being a commercial agent for consignment, sale and purchase, and others; • Dealing in oil and gas businesses;

45. Technology Application and Development Company (NEAD) • Fields of activities (cont’d): • Mineral mining; • Investment for the development of new materials as well as new energy sources; • Providing scientific and technical services in the fields of waste treatment and environmental protection; • Sale, purchase and recycling of wastes and wasted products; • Dealing in, installing and maintaining lifts, elevators and escalators.

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