(LĐXH) - At the end of November 2024, the Central Government, the National Assembly and the Government agreed on the policy of restarting the nuclear power program and the Ninh Thuan nuclear power project.
However, Vietnam's nuclear industry is facing a serious shortage of both quantity and quality of human resources.
According to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Sinh Nhat Tan, to ensure technology transfer, operation, maintenance and safe maintenance of a nuclear power plant, about 1,200 people with university degrees are needed.
In addition, there is a need for a lot of human resources related to specialized fields of the nuclear industry such as radiation safety control, project management, plant leadership management, operation, maintenance of reactors, and support of other services.
In general, when operating both Ninh Thuan 1 and Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power plant projects, with a total capacity of 4,000 MW, the corresponding human resource demand will be 2,400 people.
In addition, the experience of some countries with developed nuclear industries shows that, in addition to the above-mentioned human resources directly serving the nuclear power plant, about 350 people with master's and doctoral degrees in nuclear law and regulations, research and development experts (R&D experts), fuel cycle experts... are needed to serve research, management, operation, exploitation, and safety assurance for nuclear power plants.
“Human resources for nuclear power are divided into 3 groups: Group in charge of state management; group related to scientific research; group related to direct plant operation.
Vietnam also needs to consider resources from experts, both domestic and foreign, to serve not only nuclear power plants but also renewable energy projects," said the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade.
Thus, it can be seen that the demand for nuclear power human resources is very large, but currently the Vietnamese nuclear industry is facing a serious shortage in both quantity and quality of human resources.
Associate Professor, Dr. Dinh Van Chau, Principal of the University of Electricity, said that 15 years ago, according to the project at that time, the University of Electricity was one of 6 training institutions participating and organizing the implementation of training activities for nuclear power engineers.
By 2018, it had developed into a separate nuclear engineering major for the school. Currently, the University of Electric Power has trained about 188 engineers in the nuclear power industry. However, many of these students have switched to other professions, while some remain abroad to study.
According to EVN's report, from 2017 until 2017 (before stopping the investment policy for the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project), 429 students were sent by the Ministry of Education and Training to study majors related to nuclear power at universities in the Russian Federation, of which 80 students were from Ninh Thuan.
Along with that, EVN has sent a total of 31 students to study majors related to nuclear power, sent a core cadre class of 24 engineers to train in Japan, and worked with ROSATOM to develop a detailed training plan for the Ninh Thuan 1 Nuclear Power Project.
There are currently no specific review and statistical documents on the current situation of the above-mentioned trained human resources, but in general, only a small number of the above-mentioned human resources are currently working at EVN, while the majority are working abroad or moving to other industries and professions.
To develop human resources in science and technology to serve the nuclear power program, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, in the coming time, it is necessary to urgently forecast the demand and scale of specialized fields that need training in the first quarter of 2025.
In the second quarter, it is necessary to assess the ability of research and training facilities inside and outside the industry and trade sector to train human resources for nuclear power development and the nuclear energy ecosystem in Vietnam. At the same time, it is recommended that these facilities register with competent authorities to be assigned human resource training and development targets.
In addition, advise competent authorities to issue mechanisms and policies to support training facilities and human resources trained in nuclear power; mechanisms and policies for workers working at nuclear power plants.
Training institutions need to research and review their own capacity to register to open training codes, develop programs and curricula for lecturers, and invest in facilities and technical equipment. Along with that, urgently implement international cooperation programs in training and developing human resources for Vietnam's nuclear power.
According to Dr. Tran Chi Thanh, Director of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (Ministry of Science and Technology), it is necessary to gradually build a team of nuclear regulators who are good in qualifications and have practical experience.
These people can be sent to study and work at nuclear power plants in other countries to gain a deep understanding of safety issues, predict risks... and thereby develop regulations for safe operation of nuclear power plants.
“To have a team of leading experts in nuclear energy, Vietnam needs to have a national research program focusing on nuclear power issues. At the same time, it needs to develop a national plan to train human resources at different levels, comprehensively, fully and effectively,” Dr. Tran Chi Thanh emphasized.
Phuong Anh
Labor and Social Affairs Newspaper No. 8
Source: https://dansinh.dantri.com.vn/nhan-luc/gap-rut-dao-tao-nhan-luc-cho-dien-hat-nhan-20250117095703724.htm
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