Kenneth E. Baker, a top official of U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), has praised Vietnam's efforts and commitment to keeping dangerous materials out of the hands of terrorists, smugglers and proliferators.
In a press release issued on July 2 relating to the signing in Hanoi of a minutes of understanding (MoU) by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance to install radiation detection equipment at the port of Cai Mep in the province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Kenneth E. Baker, NNSA’s Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for NNSA's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, said the agreement represents a major step toward achieving the US goal of equipping 100 ports with radiation detection equipment by 2015 and implementing President Obama’s nuclear security agenda.
According to Baker, NNSA and the Ministry of Finance’s General Department of Customs may collaborate on installing radiation detection equipment at other ports in Vietnam in the future. NNSA will also train Vietnamese officials on the use of the equipment and provide for maintenance of the equipment for a specified period.
At a press conference held in Washington DC on July 2 on the signing of the MoU, William Kilmartin, who oversees NNSA’s Megaports Initiative programme, said the agreement "is a very good important step for the future relations and nuclear cooperation of the two countries."
Kilmartin stressed that the signing was one of the activities held by the US and Vietnam in this July when the two countries were celebrating the 15th anniversary of their diplomatic ties./.
In a press release issued on July 2 relating to the signing in Hanoi of a minutes of understanding (MoU) by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance to install radiation detection equipment at the port of Cai Mep in the province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Kenneth E. Baker, NNSA’s Principal Assistant Deputy Administrator for NNSA's Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, said the agreement represents a major step toward achieving the US goal of equipping 100 ports with radiation detection equipment by 2015 and implementing President Obama’s nuclear security agenda.
According to Baker, NNSA and the Ministry of Finance’s General Department of Customs may collaborate on installing radiation detection equipment at other ports in Vietnam in the future. NNSA will also train Vietnamese officials on the use of the equipment and provide for maintenance of the equipment for a specified period.
At a press conference held in Washington DC on July 2 on the signing of the MoU, William Kilmartin, who oversees NNSA’s Megaports Initiative programme, said the agreement "is a very good important step for the future relations and nuclear cooperation of the two countries."
Kilmartin stressed that the signing was one of the activities held by the US and Vietnam in this July when the two countries were celebrating the 15th anniversary of their diplomatic ties./.
