VIETNAM AGENCY FOR RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY Vienna, December 2012.

VIETNAM AGENCY FOR RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY

Vienna, December 2012

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I. Overview of NPP Program in Vietnam

II. Status of Legislation for Safe & Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy

III. VARANS and Its Technical Expertise

IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development

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NPP Master Plan and 1st NPP Project

PM Decisions on Approval of Direction for NPP Development Plan up to 2030 (Decision #906) and on Approval of Master Plan for Peaceful Utilization of Atomic Energy up to 2020 (Decision #957)

Development direction of NPPs:

• 2020: 1st Unit with capacity of 1,000 MW

• 2025: NPPs total capacity of 8,000 MW (7% total capacity)

• 2030: NPPs total capacity of 10,700 MW (10.1% total capacity)

All NPPs will be located in Central Provinces: Ninh Thuan, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, Ha Tinh and Quang Ngai.


Electric grid to support planned new builds Electric grid of 550KV Voltage from the North to the South of

Vietnam with the total length of 1488 km (from Hoa Binh Province to Ho Chi Minh City)

Siting for 2 first NPPs


Investor: Vietnam Electricity (EVN)

Vinh Hai

Phuoc Dinh

Capacity: 2 x 1000 MWCounterpart: Japan

Capacity: 2 x 1000 MWConstruction start: 2014Commercial operation: 2020Counterpart: ROSATOM (Russia)Technology: VVER-1000

Phase 1

Decision in principle (2009)

Phase 2a Phase 3

Call for bids (2013-2014)

Commissioning(2020-2021)

Operation

Milestone 2a

Prime MinisterSite Approval

(Final Site Evaluation)FS Approval

Milestone 1 Milestone 3

NAPre-FS Approval

(Primary Site Evaluation)

MOITOperation License


Phase 2b

Call for bids (2013-2014)

Milestone 2b

MOSTConstruction

Permit

VARANS to draft legal documents and organize nuclear safety assessment

State road-map for the first NPP

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IV. VARANS’ Challenges


IAEA Requirements

IAEA Guides

Expert MissionReview Meeting

Regulatory docs of Russia and Japan

Current status and approach

Law on Atomic Energy (2008)Decree

No. 7/2010/ND-CP dated Jan 25, 2010 detailing the implementation of some provisions in Atomic Energy Law.

Decree

No. 111/2009/ND-CP dated Dec 11, 2009 on administrative sanction for non-compliance in nuclear energy field.

Decree

No. 87/2006/ND-CP regulating the inspection organization and operation of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

The Strategy

For peaceful uses of atomic energy up to 2020

Decree

No. 111/2009ND-CP dated Dec 11, 2009 detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Atomic Energy Law regarding inspection and enforcement

Decree

No. 70/2010/ND-CP dated Jun 22, 2010 detailing and guiding a number of articles of the Atomic Energy Law regarding Nuclear Power Plant

Decision

No. 115/2007/QD-TTg dated Jul 23, 2007 on ensuring the security of radioactive sources.

Decision

No. 146/2007/QD-TTg dated Sep 04, 2007 for the recovery and handling of orphan radioactive sources.

Decision

No. 446/QD-TTg dated May 7, 2010 on establishment, organization and operation of National Council for Nuclear Safety.

Decision

No. 580/QD-TTg dated May 4, 2010 on establishment of State Steering Committee for Ninh Thuan NPP Project.

Decision

No. 45/QD-TTg dated Jun 14, 2010 on Nuclear Control

Decision

No. 906/QD-TTg dated Jun 17, 2010 on approval of Direction for NPP Development Plan up to 2030.

Decision

No. 957/QD-TTg dated Jun 24, 2010 on approval of Master Plan for Peaceful Utilization of Atomic Energy up to 2020

Decision

No.1558/QĐ-TTg dated18 Aug 2010 on Approval of National Project on Formation and Development of Human Resource for Field of Atomic Energy

Decision

No.775/QĐ-TTg dated 02 Jun 2010 on Approval of Detailed Plan on Development and Application of Ionizing Radiation in Agriculture up to 2020

Decision

No.1636/QĐ-TTg dated 31 Aug 2010 on Approval of Plan on National Network of Environmental Radiation Monitoring and Alert up to 2020

Decision

No.2376/QĐ-TTG dated 28. Dec 2010 on Approval of Orientations for Planning Locations for Radioactive Waste Storage, Disposal up to 2030, vision to 2050.

Decision

No. 93/QĐ-TTg dated 17 Jan 2011 on Promulgating the Regulation on Activity of the State Steering Committee of Ninh Thuan NPP Project

Decision

No.127/QĐ-TTG dated 20 Jan 2011on Approval of Detailed Plan on Development and Application of Ionizing Radiation in Industry and Techno-economical Branches up to 2020

Joint Circular

No. 2237/1999/TTLT-BKHCNMT-BYT dated Dec 28, 1999 guiding the implementation of radiation safety in the public health.

Decision

No. 17/2007/QD-BKHCN dated Aug 31, 2007 on the issuance of radioactive sources categorization complying with security requirements

Decision

No. 32 /2007/QD-BKHCN enacting the regulation on examining medical diagnosis X-ray machines.

Circular

No. 14/2003/TT-BKHCN dated Jul 11, 2003 guiding radiation transportation safety

Circular

No. 31/2007/TT-BKHCN dated Dec 31, 2007 on working and resting time for radiation workers.

Circular

No.13/2009/TT-BKHCN dated 20 May 2009 on Guidance for Preliminary Nuclear Safety Assessment for Sitting for Nuclear Power Plants in the Investment Decision Stage

Circular

No.76/2010/TT-BTC dated 17 May 2010 on Fees and Charges in Field of Atomic Energy

Circular

No. 08/2010/TT-BKHCN dated 22 Jul 2010 on Guidance of Notification, Licensing and Issuance of Radiation Worker Certificates

Circular

No. 15/2010/TT-BKHCN dated 14 Sep 2010 on Issuance of National Technical Regulation QCVN 5/2010-BKHCN on Radiation Protection - Exemption from Requirements of Notification and Licensing

Circular

No.19/2010/TT-BKHCN dated 28 Dec 2010 on Inspection Specializing in Radiation and Nuclear Safety

Circular

No. 23/2010/TT-BKHCN dated 29 Dec 2010 on Ensuring Security for Radioactive Sources

Circular

No.24/2010/TT-BKHCN dated 29 Dec 2010 on Issuance of National Technical Regulation QCVN 6/2010-BKHCN on Radiation Protection – Categorization and Classification of Radioactive Sources

Circular

No.27/2010/TT- BKHCN dated 30 Dec 2010 on Guiding Radiation and Nuclear Metrology and Construction, Management of Network of Radiation Monitoring and Alert


Revision of Atomic Energy Revision of Atomic Energy Law and relevant LawsLaw and relevant Laws◦ License authorities;

◦ Nuclear liabilities; etc.

Approval of policies and Approval of policies and national programs national programs (Government Decisions)(Government Decisions)◦ Regulatory body development;

◦ Human resource development;

◦ Public acceptance; etc.

Timing

Signing MOC regarding the improvement of national legal system on compensation for nuclear damage with Japan, August 14, 2012

IAEA legislative assistance mission to VARANS for the amendment of the Atomic Energy Law, 2012


Circulars and Technical Regulations Circulars and Technical Regulations (compulsory)(compulsory)◦ Site and FS approval (2013)

◦ Construction permit (2014)

◦ Operation license (2020)

◦ Decommissioning

Standards Standards (guides)(guides)

Directly applied documents Directly applied documents (guides)(guides)

Timing

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IV. VARANS’ Challenges

State Management System in nuclear energy


GOVERNMENT

State Assessment

Council

National Nuclear Safety

Council

National Assembly

MOH MONRE

VAPM

DAV

VADDT

VDEH

GDEP

MOFA Dept. of

Int’l Organizatio

ns

MOIT

ISTEA

Dept. of Energy

EVN

MOST

VINATOM

VARANS

Dept. of Int’l

Cooperation

Dept. of Legislation

DOSTs

MinisterialInspectora

te

VAEA

NEPIO

VAPM: Administration of Preventive MedicineDAV: Drug Administration of Vietnam

VADDT: Vietnam Agency for Disease Diagnostics and Treatment VDEH: Department of Equipments and Health GDEP: General Department of Environment Protection ISTEA: Industrial Safety Techniques and Environment Agency

VARANS: RB on Safety, Security & Safeguards

MD MPS

MOST

VARANS63 DOSTs

Division ofAdministration & Personnel

Division of Licensing

VARANS Inspectorate

Division of Legislationand Information

TSC for Radiation Protection andEmergency Response

Division of Nuclear Safety

Division of Nuclear Safeguards

Divisionof International Cooperation

Division of Training


VARANS: established in 2003, is an agency belonged to MOST and assists the Minister of S&T in State management of radiation and nuclear safety (Atomic Energy Law, Article 8);

VARANS performs 3 “S” functions

Human resources


October 2012: 90 Staff: 10 Ph. D Degrees, 14 Master Degree, 65 Bachelor and Engineering Degrees

Current technical expertise at VARANS

Number of Staff

Division of Legislation 6

Division of Nuclear Safeguards 4

VARANS Inspectorate 12

Division of Nuclear Safety 16

Division of Licensing 6

Technical Support Center for Radiation Protection and Emergency Response

17

Total 61


a) VARANS established its Technical Support Centre for Radiation Protection and Emergency Response (TSC-VARANS)

With 17 staff

The TSC-VARANS was invested with approx. $ 1 million (mostly from the Government) to establish a laboratory for low radioactivity

TSC-VARANS provided with various trainings in radiation protection and orphan source recovery

Technical Expertise for Radiation Protection


Low backgroundgamma spectrometer

with HpGe detector

High flow- rate Air Sampler

RAD 7

Inspector 1000

Low background Alpha, Beta counting system

b) Equipment


Technical Expertise for Radiation Protection (cont’)

c) Working with:

Division of Licensing in verification of license application for radiation facilities and activities

VARANS Inspectorate in inspection on radiation facilities and activities



d) Emergency Response Radioactive source loss incidents: found

the lost source, assessed the contaminated area, decontamination

• Recovering radioactive sources found under the sea near the coast of Vung Tau, etc.,

e) Others

Evaluating levels of abnormal radioactivity in Lai Chau province to provide recommendations to the local authority

Supporting illicit trafficking prevention



a) VARANS established Division of Nuclear SafetyHaving 16 staff with various disciplines to provide technical support for regulatory activities in nuclear safety

Staff have been trained through:

Lectures on reactor technology, nuclear materials …

Workshops by US NRC (nuclear safety, introduction to codes and standards,…);

Nuclear safety assessment: training on PSA, RiskSpectrum, RELAP5 under the Norwegian Funded Pilot Program;

Training courses by IAEA, Japan, Russia

Regional training courses (ANSN)

etc .

Technical Expertise for Nuclear Safety


b) Division of Nuclear SafetyHaving a library for reactor technology / nuclear safety

Provided with Simulation PCTRAN program with IAEA financial support

Will be provided with the Computer Codes for calculation in nuclear safety review

Considered to be a member of CAMP with the support of USNRC

Opening Ceremony of Library for reactor technology and nuclear safety, 14 Jun. 2010


Technical Expertise for Nuclear Safety (cont’)

c) Assessment of Da Lat RR SAR for: The license renewal application Partly core conversion HEU-LEU The replacement of I&C system Fully core conversion HEU-LEU

d) Nuclear safety assessment for NPP: Reviewing Pre-FS for the first

NPP investment project


Technical Expertise for Nuclear Safety (cont’)

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Current status 90 staff. Average age ~30. Active but limited experienced. Hard duties and functions:

o Drafting legal documents

o Assessing and organizing assessment of nuclear safety for NPP; and others.


Recommendations from the IAEA’s Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) conducted in Vietnam in 2009 VARANS should be strengthened without delay its human,

financial resources, and technical capability to meet immediate needs for regulating both existing activities and, in particular, for the introduction of nuclear power

VARANS should be provided with adequate technical expertise to conduct independent review and assessment, both now and in the future

Vietnam Policy Decision No. 1558/QD-TTg dated 18 August 2010 on the

approval of the Master Planning on “Formation and Development of Human Resources in the field of Atomic Energy”

Government commits itself to allocate an adequate budget for human resource development through, mechanisms and policies to attract high qualified specialists, building of infrastructure, laboratories for research, and local and overseas training.


Training levels Basic trainings for 200 new staff; Specialized training for 80 staff who should participate in

working groups under leading of key persons; Advanced training for 20 staff who should be key person for

working groups.


Training scopes Legal framework; Regulatory activities; Specialized issues; Team working competences.

For the specialized issues, priority is given on understanding and assessing SAR including such issues as Site evaluation; General design aspects; Reactor system; Coolant and associated systems; Specifications of technical safety; I&C; Power suppliers; etc.

(23 issues)


International cooperation

IAEAIAEA Norwegian-funded Extra Budgetary Program, Pilot Program on Strengthening of Nuclear Safety Assessment Competence through the Global Safety Assessment Network

-05 Essential Knowledge Trainings,

-05 Relap5 Trainings,

-03 Risk Spectrum Trainings.

TC VIE9013, VIE9014



JAPAN – JNES

-Basic Training Courses in 2011 (10 weeks): 16 participants

-Basic Training Courses in 2012 (8 weeks): 10 participants

-Intensive Training Course in 2011 (3 months): 03 participants (by Vietnam budget)

-Intensive Training Course in 2012 (2 months): 01 participants

-Intensive Training Course in Nov 2012 (6 weeks): 03 participants

-02 Training Courses in reviewing SAR in Hanoi (reference reactor).



RUSSIA Rostechnadzor Training Course in using the computer code for nuclear

safety assessment in 2012

Totally 06 participants in 01 month.

Rosatom Basic Training Course in nuclear safety in 2012

Totally 11 participants in 15 weeks

Rosatom specialized training on regulation development

02 Training in 04 months (by Vietnam budget)

Totally 05 participants



USA - US NRC

05 Training Workshop on

- Reactor safety,

- Nuclear executive for nuclear power program,

- Codes and standards,

- Construction permit,

- PSA Level 1,

- Reviewing site application and site oversight.



Japan ODA Project for Development of VARANS (2013-2018)

-Construction of infrastructure.

-Strengthening technical support capacities for safety, security and safeguards

-Human resources development



Training on Safety assessment under IAEA TC Project VIE9013

Training on Emergency Preparedness and Response by NNSA/US DOE

March 2012

IAEA legislative Assistance Mission on amendment of the Atomic Energy Law,

March 2012 under IAEA TC Project VIE9014

Training course on safety assessment under the Norwegian Funded EBP Pilot Program

2012


Training on physical protection and security management of radioactive sources under the cooperation with

NNSA and ANSTO, 2011

Training on SAR Reading by JNES, 2012

Meeting with EC on the implementation of the project VN3.01/09

Meeting to discuss the cooperation in improvement of Vietnam’s legal system on compensation for nuclear

damage, between METI and VARANS, 2012


And others….

For more information, please visit our website: http://www.varans.gov.vn

Thank you for your attention!

VIETNAM AGENCY FOR RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY Vienna, December 2012.

Documents

overview of npp program

atomic energy law

npp development plan

status of legislation

nuclear energy field

npps total capacity

npp projectpm decisions

varans challengesii