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Nuclear Energy In Vietnam's Power Generation In Future
Thursday, 11 March 2010
Nuclear energy is expected to account for a
remarkable proportion in Vietnam's
power generation in the future, Vietnam
news agency reported, citing to Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Van
Phong, as saying.
In an interview granted to a Vietnam News Agency
correspondent on the sidelines of the International Conference on Access to
Civil Nuclear Energy held here, Phong said that the application and development
of atomic energy for peaceful purposes is one of the country's socio-economic
development objectives in the next decades.
The conference was held from this March 8 to March 9.
"Nuclear power plants will contribute considerably to the country's annual
electricity output, helping meet demands for production and daily activities as
well as ensure the sustainable development of the national economy during the
process of industrialisation and modernisation," he said.
Developing nuclear energy will create a favourable environment for the
development of many other industries, including those requiring high scientific
and technical standards, he added.
According to Minister Phong, in January 2006, the Prime Minister approved the
Strategy on Atomic Energy Application for Peaceful Purposes by 2020.
The National Assembly also passed the Atomic Energy Law in June 2007 and
approved a policy to build nuclear power plants in the country in November
2009.
The Vietnamese government is focusing on building a full and consistent system
of legal documents that meets international standards for the nuclear energy
sector, including specific plans for each agency and each area as well as human
resource training schemes, he said.
The government is also speeding up education work to raise the awareness of
people and the whole society of the importance of nuclear power plants as well
as possible risks. Vietnam's
first nuclear power plant is expected to be put into operation in 2020.
