Seminar on comments to complete the draft Law on Atomic Energy (amended)

At the Seminar, Vice Chairman of the Committee for Science, Technology and Environment Ta Dinh Thi said that according to the legislative program of the National Assembly, the draft Law on Atomic Energy (amended) will be completed and submitted to the National Assembly at the upcoming Ninth Session (May 2025). Thus, there is very little time left to complete the review report and the draft Law, and the agency in charge of drafting the Law is urgently implementing it in the new spirit.

Vice Chairman of the Committee for Science, Technology and Environment Ta Dinh Thi speaks at the seminar

Vice Chairman of the Committee Ta Dinh Thi asked experts to contribute deeply and frankly, especially the difficulties and obstacles in the 2008 Law on Atomic Energy, so that timely solutions can be found. At the same time, there should be recommendations and proposals that are suitable to current practice in accordance with the spirit of the Law only regulating issues under the authority of the National Assembly, concisely. Therefore, this amendment of the law, along with removing difficulties, needs to focus on creating a new development space, approaching international standards, and promoting the development of the nuclear energy sector.

Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee Tran Hong Thai speaks

Affirming the importance of contributing ideas to the draft Law on Atomic Energy (amended), Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee Tran Hong Thai said that currently, atomic energy is increasingly applied in many areas of life. The development of atomic energy is consistent with current practice in order to develop human resources towards the goal of Net Zero in the coming time according to the Central's orientation. In particular, the development and promulgation of the Law on Atomic Energy (amended) this time has great significance in guiding the development of the atomic energy industry.

Seminar scene

The Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee hopes that the draft Law will overcome the difficulties and obstacles of the electronic energy industry. However, one of the current concerns is that the team of experts and human resources in the industry is both lacking and lacking in experience. Therefore, focusing on training and developing the workforce for the nuclear energy industry is very urgent.

Former Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Le Dinh Tien speaks at the seminar

According to former Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Le Dinh Tien, the 2008 Law on Atomic Energy is the basis for perfecting and adding new spirit to the draft Law (amended), especially when the Party and State have a policy on strongly developing nuclear power. A current challenge is the lack of time, not many experts in the field of atomic energy; meanwhile, we are racing against the progress of the approved nuclear power project. This is a huge challenge for the drafting and reviewing agencies.

According to Dr. Le Dinh Tien, experts in the field of quantum energy really hope that the provisions in this draft law will be consistent with and comply with international practices, especially the guidelines on standards and regulations of the International Energy Agency; at the same time, they will be consistent with the laws, management methods and characteristics of Vietnam. This is the bottleneck that needs to be resolved appropriately.

Former Director of the Department of Radiation Safety Vuong Huu Tan speaks

Former Director of the Radiation Safety Department, Associate Professor, Dr. Vuong Huu Tan highly appreciated the determination of the Central Government and the National Assembly in amending the current Law on Atomic Energy to promptly resolve difficulties and problems arising in practice. In recent times, the Government has also had many directions and suggestions for amendments to not only overcome current problems but also approach international regulations. This facilitates the appraisal process of the draft Law.

Director of the Nuclear Research Institute Cao Dong Vu contributed comments to the draft Law on Atomic Energy (amended),

Representative of the Ministry of Science and Technology reported on the Draft Law on Atomic Energy (amended)

At the Seminar, experts and scientists also made many important suggestions to perfect the draft Law, ensuring its strictness, scientificity and suitability to the practical context.

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