Transcript VARANS Presentation

VIETNAM AGENCY FOR RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY
Vienna, December 2012
CONTENT
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
CONTENT
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
I. Overview of NPP Program in Vietnam
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.
I. Overview of NPP Program in Vietnam
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)
I. Overview of NPP Program in Vietnam
Siting for 2 first NPPs
Vinh Hai
Phuoc Dinh
Investor: Vietnam Electricity (EVN)
Capacity: 2 x 1000 MW
Counterpart: Japan
Capacity: 2 x 1000 MW
Construction start: 2014
Commercial operation: 2020
Counterpart: ROSATOM (Russia)
Technology: VVER-1000
I. Overview of NPP Program in Vietnam
State road-map for the first NPP
Phase 1
Phase 2a
Phase 2b
Phase 3
Operation
Decision in
principle (2009)
Call for bids
(2013-2014)
Call for bids
(2013-2014)
Commissioning
(2020-2021)
Milestone 1
Milestone 2a
Milestone 2b
Milestone 3
NA
Pre-FS Approval
(Primary Site
Evaluation)
Prime Minister
Site Approval
(Final Site
Evaluation)
FS Approval
MOST
Construction
Permit
MOIT
Operation
License
VARANS to draft legal documents and organize nuclear safety assessment
CONTENT
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’ Challenges
II. Status of Legislation for Safe & Peaceful
Uses of Atomic Energy
Current status and approach
Atomic Energy
Law
Decree 07, 70;
Decisions
Regulatory docs of
Russia and Japan
Circulars;
Regulations
Standards
Expert Mission
Review Meeting
Directly applied
docs
IAEA Requirements
IAEA Guides
Law on Atomic Energy (2008)
Decree
Decree
Decree
The Strategy
Decree
Decree
No. 7/2010/ND-CP dated
Jan 25, 2010 detailing
the implementation of
some provisions in
Atomic Energy Law.
No. 111/2009/ND-CP
dated Dec 11, 2009
on administrative
sanction for noncompliance in
nuclear energy field.
No. 87/2006/ND-CP
regulating the inspection
organization and
operation of the Ministry
of Science and
Technology.
For peaceful uses of
atomic energy up to
2020
No. 111/2009ND-CP
dated Dec 11, 2009
detailing and guiding
a number of articles
of the Atomic Energy
Law regarding
inspection and
enforcement
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
Decision
Decision
Decision
Decision
Decision
No. 115/2007/QD-TTg
dated Jul 23, 2007 on
ensuring the security of
radioactive sources.
No. 146/2007/QD-TTg
dated Sep 04, 2007
for the recovery and
handling of orphan
radioactive sources.
No. 446/QD-TTg dated May
7, 2010 on establishment,
organization and
operation of National
Council for Nuclear
Safety.
No. 580/QD-TTg dated
May 4, 2010 on
establishment of State
Steering Committee for
Ninh Thuan NPP
Project.
No. 45/QD-TTg dated
Jun 14, 2010 on
Nuclear Control
No. 906/QD-TTg
dated Jun 17, 2010
on approval of
Direction for NPP
Development Plan up
to 2030.
Decision
Decision
Decision
Decision
Decision
Decision
Decision
No. 957/QD-TTg dated
Jun 24, 2010 on approval
of Master Plan for
Peaceful Utilization of
Atomic Energy up to
2020
No.1558/QĐ-TTg
dated18 Aug 2010 on
Approval of National
Project on Formation
and Development of
Human Resource for
Field of Atomic
Energy
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
No.1636/QĐ-TTg dated
31 Aug 2010 on
Approval of Plan on
National Network of
Environmental
Radiation Monitoring
and Alert up to 2020
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.
No. 93/QĐ-TTg dated
17 Jan 2011 on
Promulgating the
Regulation on
Activity of the State
Steering Committee
of Ninh Thuan NPP
Project
No.127/QĐ-TTG dated
20 Jan 2011on
Approval of Detailed
Plan on Development
and Application of
Ionizing Radiation in
Industry and Technoeconomical
Branches up to 2020
Joint Circular
Decision
Decision
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
No. 2237/1999/TTLTBKHCNMT-BYT dated
Dec 28, 1999 guiding the
implementation of
radiation safety in the
public health.
No. 17/2007/QDBKHCN dated Aug
31, 2007 on the
issuance of
radioactive sources
categorization
complying with
security
requirements
No. 32 /2007/QD-BKHCN
enacting the regulation on
examining medical
diagnosis X-ray machines.
No. 14/2003/TT-BKHCN
dated Jul 11, 2003
guiding radiation
transportation safety
No. 31/2007/TTBKHCN dated Dec 31,
2007 on working and
resting time for
radiation workers.
No.13/2009/TTBKHCN dated 20 May
2009 on Guidance for
Preliminary Nuclear
Safety Assessment
for Sitting for Nuclear
Power Plants in the
Investment Decision
Stage
No.76/2010/TT-BTC
dated 17 May 2010 on
Fees and Charges in
Field of Atomic
Energy
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
Circular
No. 08/2010/TT-BKHCN
dated 22 Jul 2010 on
Guidance of Notification,
Licensing and Issuance
of Radiation Worker
Certificates
No. 15/2010/TTBKHCN dated 14 Sep
2010 on Issuance of
National Technical
Regulation QCVN
5/2010-BKHCN on
Radiation Protection
- Exemption from
Requirements of
Notification and
Licensing
No.19/2010/TT-BKHCN
dated 28 Dec 2010 on
Inspection Specializing in
Radiation and Nuclear
Safety
No. 23/2010/TT-BKHCN
dated 29 Dec 2010 on
Ensuring Security for
Radioactive Sources
No.24/2010/TTBKHCN dated 29 Dec
2010 on Issuance of
National Technical
Regulation QCVN
6/2010-BKHCN on
Radiation Protection
– Categorization and
Classification of
Radioactive Sources
No.27/2010/TTBKHCN dated 30 Dec
2010 on Guiding
Radiation and
Nuclear Metrology
and Construction,
Management of
Network of Radiation
Monitoring and Alert
II. Status of Legislation for Safe & Peaceful
Uses of Atomic Energy
Timing
Revision of Atomic Energy Law
and relevant Laws
◦ License authorities;
◦ Nuclear liabilities; etc.
Approval of policies and national
programs (Government Decisions)
IAEA legislative assistance mission to
VARANS for the amendment of the Atomic
Energy Law, 2012
◦ Regulatory body development;
◦ Human resource development;
◦ Public acceptance; etc.
Signing MOC regarding the improvement of
national legal system on compensation for nuclear
damage with Japan, August 14, 2012
II. Status of Legislation for Safe & Peaceful
Uses of Atomic Energy
Timing
Circulars and Technical Regulations (compulsory)
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Site and FS approval (2013)
Construction permit (2014)
Operation license (2020)
Decommissioning
Standards (guides)
Directly applied documents (guides)
CONTENT
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’ Challenges
III. VARANS and Its Technical Expertise
State Management System in nuclear energy
State
Assessment
Council
National
Assembly
GOVERNMENT
National Nuclear
Safety Council
NEPIO
MD
VARANS:
RB on Safety,
Security &
Safeguards
MOST
MOIT
MOFA
MOH
Dept. of
Legislation
Dept. of
Energy
Dept. of Int’l
Organizations
VAPM
Ministerial
Inspectorate
ISTEA
DAV
Dept. of Int’l
Cooperation
EVN
VADDT
VARANS
VAEA
DOSTs
VINATOM
MPS
VDEH
VAPM:
DAV:
VADDT:
VDEH:
GDEP:
ISTEA:
Administration of Preventive Medicine
Drug Administration of Vietnam
Vietnam Agency for Disease Diagnostics and Treatment
Department of Equipments and Health
General Department of Environment Protection
Industrial Safety Techniques and Environment Agency
MONRE
GDEP
III. VARANS and Its Technical Expertise
Division of
Administration & Personnel
MOST
Division of Licensing
VARANS Inspectorate
Division
of International Cooperation
Division of Legislation
and Information
63 DOSTs
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VARANS
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
Division of Nuclear Safety
Division of
Nuclear Safeguards
Division of Training
TSC for Radiation Protection
andEmergency Response
III. VARANS and Its Technical Expertise
Human resources
Number of staff
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
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1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Year
October 2012: 90 Staff: 10 Ph. D Degrees, 14 Master Degree, 65
Bachelor and Engineering Degrees
III. VARANS and Its Technical Expertise
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
III. VARANS and Its Technical Expertise
Technical Expertise for Radiation Protection
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
III. VARANS and Its Technical Expertise
Technical Expertise for Radiation Protection (cont’)
b) Equipment
Low background Alpha,
Beta counting system
Low background
gamma spectrometer
with HpGe detector
RAD 7
High flow- rate
Air Sampler
Inspector 1000
III. VARANS and Its Technical Expertise
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
III. VARANS and Its Technical Expertise
Technical Expertise for Radiation Protection (cont’)
d) Emergency Response
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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
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Evaluating levels of abnormal
radioactivity in Lai Chau province to
provide recommendations to the local
authority
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Supporting illicit trafficking prevention
III. VARANS and Its Technical Expertise
Technical Expertise for Nuclear Safety
a) VARANS established Division of Nuclear Safety
 Having 16 staff with various disciplines to provide technical
support for regulatory activities in nuclear safety
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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 .
III. VARANS and Its Technical Expertise
Technical Expertise for Nuclear Safety (cont’)
b) Division of Nuclear Safety
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Having a library for reactor technology / nuclear safety
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Provided with Simulation PCTRAN program with IAEA
financial support
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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
III. VARANS and Its Technical Expertise
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
CONTENT
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
IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development
Current status
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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
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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
IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development
Vietnam Policy
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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.
IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development
Training levels
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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
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Legal framework;
Regulatory activities;
Specialized issues;
Team working competences.
IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development
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)
IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development
International cooperation
IAEA
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IAEA 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.
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TC VIE9013, VIE9014
IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development
International cooperation
JAPAN – JNES
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Basic Training Courses in 2011 (10 weeks): 16 participants
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Basic Training Courses in 2012 (8 weeks): 10 participants
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Intensive Training Course in 2011 (3 months): 03 participants (by
Vietnam budget)
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Intensive Training Course in 2012 (2 months): 01 participants
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Intensive Training Course in Nov 2012 (6 weeks): 03 participants
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02 Training Courses in reviewing SAR in Hanoi (reference reactor).
IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development
International cooperation
RUSSIA
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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
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Rosatom specialized training on regulation development
02 Training in 04 months (by Vietnam budget)
Totally 05 participants
IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development
International cooperation
USA - US NRC
05 Training Workshop on
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Reactor safety,
Nuclear executive for nuclear power program,
Codes and standards,
Construction permit,
PSA Level 1,
Reviewing site application and site oversight.
IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development
International cooperation
Japan ODA Project for Development of VARANS (2013-2018)
- Construction of infrastructure.
- Strengthening technical support capacities for safety, security and
safeguards
- Human resources development
IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development
Training on Safety assessment under
IAEA TC Project VIE9013
IAEA legislative Assistance Mission on
amendment of the Atomic Energy Law, March
2012 under IAEA TC Project VIE9014
Training on Emergency Preparedness
and Response by NNSA/US DOE
March 2012
Training course on safety assessment under
the Norwegian Funded EBP Pilot Program
2012
IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development
Training on physical protection and
security management of radioactive
sources under the cooperation with
NNSA and ANSTO, 2011
Meeting with EC on the implementation of the
project VN3.01/09
Training on SAR Reading by JNES,
2012
Meeting to discuss the cooperation in improvement of
Vietnam’s legal system on compensation for nuclear
damage, between METI and VARANS, 2012
IV. VARANS’ Human Resource Development
And others….
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