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Workshop on the Nuclear Power Newcomers and International Cooperative Actions

3 - 5 November 2009, Vienna, Austria

INTRODUCTION OF THE NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAMME IN VIETNAM

Trinh Van Giap, PhD, Director ofInstitute for Nuclear Science and Technology, VAEI

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Contents:

1. Introduction2. Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project3. Infrastructure Development for Nuclear Power4. IAEA’S Assistance to Vietnam5. Conclusions

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Leadership/ Chair Boad

VIETNAM ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (VAEI)

Committee of Science, Technology and Training

Functional Departments:� Department of Administration

and Personnel;� Department of Planning,. R&D

Management;

� Department of International Co-Operation

Research and development institutions:� Nuclear Research Institute (NRI);� Institute for Nuclear Science and

Technology (INST); � Hanoi Irradiation Center (HIC); � Institute for Technology of Radioactive

and Rare Elements (ITRRE); � Center for Nuclear Techniques, Ho Chi

Minh City (CNT); � Research and Development Center for

Radiation Technology (VINAGAMMA)� Center for Industry application of Nuclear

Techniques Enterprise:� Technology Application and Development

Company (NEAD)

1. Introduction:

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DIRECTOR BOAD

INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (INST)

Functional Departments:� Department of Administration and Personnel;

� Department of Planningand International Co-Operation

Research and development Units:� Center for Fundamental Research and Computation � Center for Nuclear Power � Center for Nuclear Safety Research� Center for Radiation Protection andEnvironmental Monitoring

� Center for Nuclear Techniques � Center for Accelerator and Electronics

Scientific and Education Committee

1. Introduction (cont.)

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1. Introduction (cont.)• Capital: Hanoi• Area: 333,688 km2

• Population: 86 millions (2009)• 3,260 km of sea coast with South Chine Sea and Gulf of Thailan• Total electricity generation amount in 2008 is 73.7 TWh. Demand for electricity is expected to 318 TWh and 655TWh in 2020 and 2030, respectively.• Indigenous primary energy resources will not meet electricity demand in the near future.

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2. Ninh Thuan NP Project- Project Title: “Ninh Thuan 1&2

Nuclear Power Plant”- Investment owner: EVN.- Site: Ninh Thuan province.- Total Power: 4000MW- Typical figures: � Light water reactor (PWR, BWR)� Generation: II+ or III, III+� Unit capacity: 1000MW� Cooling: Sea water� Life time: 60 years� Proven technology� Priority: Primary country

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2. Ninh Thuan NP Project (cont.)

- Fuel: Import- Potential sites (10)- Finance:� Investor 25%� Foreign 75%

- Roadmap:� FS 2009-2011� Bid&EPC signing 2011-2012� Construction 2014-2020� Operation after 2020

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2. Ninh Thuan NP Project (Cont.)Ninh Thuan 1 plant

� Phuoc dinh-Ninh Phuoc-Ninh Thuan � Power: 2x1000MW� Comercial operation: 2020� Area: 540ha (construction area 151ha)� Number of family moved: 130

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2. Ninh Thuan NP Project (cont.)Ninh Thuan 2 plant

� Vinh Hai-Ninh Hai-Ninh Thuan � Power: 2x1000MW� Comercial operation: 2021� Area: 556ha (construction area 155ha)� Number of family moved: 520

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3. Infrastructure Development for Nuclear Power� National Legal framework:� Atomic energy law is effective from Jan. 01 2009� Strategy for Peaceful Utilization of Atomic energy up to 2020 was approved in Jan. 2006. In this Strategy, there are 3 main objectives:- To widely and efficiently apply radiation and radioisotopes

in various economic- To build and put the first nuclear power plant into safe

operation and efficient exploitation in the year 2020. At the same time, to build strong infrastructure for the long-term program on nuclear power development

- To ensure safety and security for all nuclear activities in thecountry and to promote public supports for nuclear power development

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3. Infrastructure Development for Nuclear Power� International Legal framework:Vietnam is a signatory member to following agreements:� NPT-Non proliferation Treaty, 1982� International Safeguards, 1989� Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, 1986� Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, 1987� SEANWFZ-South East Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone, 12/1995� Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), Signed 1996 and Ratified in 2006� AP is under consideration

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3. Infrastructure Development for Nuclear Power (cont.)

� Human Resource Development� For further strengthening capability on technical support for nuclear safety, in Master Action Plan we are implementing the Project No.9: “ Establishing technical potential for ensuring the nuclear safety in nuclear power program”� For future human resource development program, in Master Action Plan, we are implementing Project No.7: “Setting up and implementing the plan for HRD for nuclear power development program”.� The manpower resources for NPP consist of Project-oriented human resource and Program-oriented human resource

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3. Infrastructure Development for Nuclear Power (cont.)

• Project-oriented human resource:- Pre project manpower (pre-FS&FS professionals)- Project promoting&implementing manpower

(professionals, technicians for technical description, bid invitation&evaluation, design&approval)- Operation&maintenance (O&M) manpower

• Program-oriented human resource:- Research and development (R&D) professionals, and- Law and regulation professionals

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3. Infrastructure Development for Nuclear Power � Human Resource Development (cont.)� The program taken into account of the demand of:

- Promotional&technical Support Organization (VAEI)- Regulatory Body (VARANS)- NPP Operational Organization (EVN)- Universities� Revise HRD for NP introduction of 4x1000 Mwe in 2020-2025 (VAEI, EVN, VARANS): 1000 persons will be recruited and trained home and abroad� A Basic Training Course on NP technology held in Hanoi University of technology for 30 young scientists per year (2006, 2007 ,2008, 2009) by Toshiba, HUT and VAEI

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3. Infrastructure Development for Nuclear Power (cont.)

� Human Resource Development (cont.)� Two Short Basic Courses in Vietnamese held in Hanoi in 2009 on Nuclear Power for 40 EVN engineers conducted by VAEI experts� Establishment and running of the 9-month Training Course on Nuclear Energy for the VAEI new staffs (graduates/ post-graduates scientists/ engineers) in 2007, 2008, 2009 with about 25 trainees per year. Some of graduates have been staffed for the Nuclear Safety Center, Nuclear Power Center and Research Reactor Center of the VAEI.

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3. Infrastructure Development for Nuclear Power (cont.)

� Human Resource Development (cont.)� The first basic training course of one month for 20 young staffs on safety analysis has been planned to conduct by the VAEI in September and October 2009: Part A: Lectures delivered by Vietnamese experts. Part B: Lecturers from Korea (KAERI)� Preparation to install computer codes into SUN server for reactor neutron, thermal hydraulics analyses and other software provided by the IAEA at the VAEI’s and VARANS’s centers

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3. Infrastructure Development for Nuclear Power (cont.)

� Human Resource Development (cont.)� To organize a workshop on HRD during IAEA EM in late September 2009 in Hanoi under the TC VIE/4015 (2009-2011): HRD for nuclear power introduction.� To organize the 2nd training course on reactor engineering in cooperation with NuTech (Japan) at NRI in Dalat for engineers.

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3. Infrastructure Development for Nuclear Power (cont.)

� Training Needs and Plan for VARANS (Regulatory body)� After the National Assembly makes decision of Investment Policy on the first NPP (expected on November 2009), the staff of VARANS in the first five years will be as follows:

- In 2010: 26 staff members - In 2011: 34,- In 2012: 42, - In 2013: 48,- In 2014: 62.� These figures are also similar to those recommended by French and Japanese experts.

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4. IAEA’S Assistance to Vietnam

� In program of research, development and peaceful, safe and secure uses of nuclear energy, IAEA has provided equipments, materials,experts and manpower training. IAEA TC projects covered almost fields: Health care, agriculture, industry, education and training.� From Vietnam’s requirements on support for the nuclear power project, IAEA supported to carry out studies on National infrastructure Development for nuclear power. In cycles 2009-2011, there three TC projects concerning nuclear power development:� VIE/4/015: “Development Nuclear Power Infrastructure”.� VIE/9/011: “Improving the Capability for the Site Characterization and Evaluation of New Nuclear Installation”.� VIE/9/013: “Strengthening the Technical Capacity of the Radiation and Nuclear safety Regulatory Body”.

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5. Conclusion

� Introduction of nuclear power into country is a difficult procedure requiring great manpower, high infrastructure level, large financial resource and strong national effort.�Most of Vietnam nuclear power infrastructure is still in very low level – level 2: work under development� In order to strengthen HRD for introduction of nuclear power in Vietnam, the formulation and implementation of a National Nuclear HRD Program is an urgent issue� Regional and International Cooperation play a very important role for the implementation of National Nuclear HRD Program and infrastructure development in Vietnam.

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Thank you for your attention!