Nuclear energy is expected to accountfor a remarkable proportion in Vietnam ’s power generation in thefuture, according to Minister of Science and Technology Hoang VanPhong.
In an interview granted to a Vietnam NewsAgency correspondent on the sidelines of the International Conferenceon Access to Civil Nuclear Energy held in Paris from March 8-9,Minister Phong said that the application and development of atomicenergy for peaceful purposes is one of the country’s socio-economicdevelopment objectives in the next decades.
“Nuclear power plants will contribute considerably to the country’sannual electricity output, helping meet demands for production anddaily activities as well as ensure the sustainable development of thenational economy during the process of industrialisation andmodernisation,” he said.
Developing nuclear energy will create a favourable environment for thedevelopment of many other industries, including those requiring highscientific and technical standards, he added.
According to Minister Phong, in January 2006, the Prime Ministerapproved the Strategy on Atomic Energy Application for PeacefulPurposes by 2020. The National Assembly also passed the Atomic EnergyLaw in June 2007 and approved a policy to build nuclear power plants inthe country in November 2009.
The Vietnamese government is focusing on building a full and consistentsystem of legal documents that meets international standards for thenuclear energy sector, including specific plans for each agency andeach area as well as human resource training schemes, he said.
The government is also speeding up education work to raise theawareness of people and the whole society of the importance of nuclearpower plants as well as possible risks.
Vietnam ’s first nuclear power plant is expected to be put into operation in 2020./.
In an interview granted to a Vietnam NewsAgency correspondent on the sidelines of the International Conferenceon Access to Civil Nuclear Energy held in Paris from March 8-9,Minister Phong said that the application and development of atomicenergy for peaceful purposes is one of the country’s socio-economicdevelopment objectives in the next decades.
“Nuclear power plants will contribute considerably to the country’sannual electricity output, helping meet demands for production anddaily activities as well as ensure the sustainable development of thenational economy during the process of industrialisation andmodernisation,” he said.
Developing nuclear energy will create a favourable environment for thedevelopment of many other industries, including those requiring highscientific and technical standards, he added.
According to Minister Phong, in January 2006, the Prime Ministerapproved the Strategy on Atomic Energy Application for PeacefulPurposes by 2020. The National Assembly also passed the Atomic EnergyLaw in June 2007 and approved a policy to build nuclear power plants inthe country in November 2009.
The Vietnamese government is focusing on building a full and consistentsystem of legal documents that meets international standards for thenuclear energy sector, including specific plans for each agency andeach area as well as human resource training schemes, he said.
The government is also speeding up education work to raise theawareness of people and the whole society of the importance of nuclearpower plants as well as possible risks.
Vietnam ’s first nuclear power plant is expected to be put into operation in 2020./.
