Vietnam and France increase sharing of experience in nuclear power development

On June 10, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade worked with the French side at the headquarters of the Agency for Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection to share experiences and promote cooperation in the field of nuclear power.

According to a VNA correspondent in France, on the sidelines of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's participation in the United Nations Ocean Conference and working in France, on June 10, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long had a working session with the French Agency for Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection (ASNR) and the French Agency for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies (CEA) at the ASNR headquarters in Paris.

Also attending the meeting were leaders of Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN) and the National Industry and Energy Group (PVN); on the French side were Mr. Luc Lachaume, ANSR Board of Members and Mr. Philippe Chapelot, CEA International Relations Manager.

At the meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Long affirmed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade always attaches importance to and wishes to promote the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with France to become increasingly deeper, more substantial and effective.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hoang Long works with the French Agency for Nuclear Safety and Radiological Protection (ASNR) and the French Agency for Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies (CEA). (Photo: VNA)

In particular, cooperation in the field of peaceful nuclear energy is one of the potential directions that needs to be further strengthened. The two sides informed and exchanged views, visions and cooperation needs to support Vietnam in implementing its nuclear energy development plan.

For his part, Mr. Luc Lachaume said that ASNR is a new agency merged between the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) and the Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) with about 2,000 employees across France.

It is the agency responsible for monitoring, research, expert assessment, training and communication in the fields of nuclear safety and radiation protection.

Meanwhile, Mr. Philippe Chapelot said that CEA was founded in 1945. This is a public research organization under the French Government , with headquarters located in Paris.

CEA's primary role is research and development in the field of nuclear energy, including reactor technology, nuclear fuel, as well as nuclear waste treatment and recycling.

In addition, CEA promotes research on alternative energy sources such as solar energy, wind energy, fuel cells and other clean energy technologies. In addition, the agency focuses on safety and environmental protection issues related to nuclear energy.

Through the discussions, Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Long highly appreciated the information shared by ASNR and CEA, including valuable experiences in operating and managing activities, and building policies to monitor implementation in the nuclear energy sector.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade hopes that ASNR and CEA, based on previous and current cooperation with Vietnam, will continue to expand comprehensive cooperation from human resource training to technology transfer, contributing to helping Vietnam achieve its goals in the field of nuclear energy.

The two sides hope to promote some specific cooperation in the coming time, such as: (i) Supporting the development of a legal framework and nuclear safety policies, helping Vietnam meet international standards; (ii) Strengthening training and human resource development; (iii) Technology transfer and technical support; (iv) Research cooperation and expert exchange./.

(Vietnam News Agency/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/viet-nam-va-phap-tang-cuong-chia-se-kinh-nghiem-phat-trien-dien-nhat-nhan-post1043694.vnp