World Nuclear Power Briefing 2012

The Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam (MOST) is a governmental Agency which performs the function of state management of science and technology, covering: scientific and technological activities; development of scientific and technological potential; intellectual property; standardization, measurement and quality control; atomic energy, radiation and nuclear safety; and state management of public services in the domains under its management in accordance with law.

Regarding the atomic energy and radiation and nuclear safety, MOST has the following tasks and duties:

To guide and inspect the implementation of programs and projects on the use of atomic energy, to organize the use of atomic energy in techno-economic domains nationwide;
To organize the administration of the national environmental radiation observation network and the system of standardized national laboratories in the domain of radiation and nuclear measurement;
To provide for and guide the declaration of and grant of permits regarding radiation and nuclear safety. To inspect and handle violations in atomic energy development and use as well as assurance of radiation and nuclear safety;
To perform the unified management of nuclear fuels and materials, source nuclear materials and the provision of services in support of atomic energy use; to manage the import and export of technologies, equipment, nuclear fuel and materials and radioactive sources in service of atomic energy use nationwide;
To provide for the management of radioactive waste, control and response to radiation and nuclear incidents.

Under the MOST, there are three agencies, which help the Ministry in dealing with issues in atomic energy field:

Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS): supports MOST on management of radiation and nuclear safety;
Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM): is the national leading R&D and technical support organization on atomic energy;
Vietnam Atomic Energy Agency (VAEA): supports MOST on management of atomic energy development and applications.

The World Nuclear Association is the international organization that supports the global nuclear industry.

Today the nuclear industry holds a unique place in the world economy, both in its fundamental virtue – the potential to deliver clean energy affordably on a massive global scale – and also in the challenges it faces, which range from the technological sophistication and high capital cost of its plants, through the complexity of its supply chain, to its special associated concerns of weapons proliferation and radiological protection.

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The Strategist Pte Ltd is an established publishing house and consultancy with its core strength in Asia’s oil, gas, renewable energy, power and petrochemical industries.

Founded in 1993, Singapore-based The Strategist produces the EnergyAsia stable of publications:

EnergyAsia Daily on www.EnergyAsia.com on the oil, gas, power and
petrochemical industries
CoalFIRST report, monthly publication on coal industry
EnergyAsia Report, monthly publication
Energy Map of China showing oil, gas, power, petrochemical and chemical facilities, storage plants, ports and industrial parks.
Energy Map of Singapore and Johor shows the installations and plants of some 100 oil, petrochemical, power and chemical companies.

Making Nuclear Work

Why
Nuclear power is one of the fastest growing sources of energy. This massive expansion brings major challenges. The Global Nuclear initiative (GNi) offers a neutral platform to exchange views and encourage best practice in all these areas.

What
GNi addresses the following topics.

Policies Governments are reviewing policies.
Finance Financiers are looking at how to pay for the new plants.
Risk Insurers are considering the risk.
Construction Constructors are exploring new building techniques.
Technology Scientists are developing new technologies
Storage New facilities for nuclear waste are planned.
Decommissioning Planning appropriate decommissioning is a concern.
Security How best to ensure safety.
Regulation Finding the best form of planning and regulation.

Who
GNi is chaired by Lady Judge, the former chair of the UK Atomic Energy Authority. She has extensive experience in the policy field and is advising a number of governments on these issues. GNi supported by an international pool of experts. The secretariat is shared with the Windsor Energy Group that has offered a global review for energy geopolitics for the last ten year.

Programme
GNi offers a range of discussions, studies and a regular newsletter offering updates on developments in nuclear energy.

More
To find out more please contact Clemence Allavene d’Erlon at the GNi secretariat on inquiries@meconsult.co.uk

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