Viet Nam Human Rights
Vietnam supports peaceful use of nuclear power
6/5/18
Vietnam pursues a consistent policy of using nuclear power only for peaceful purposes, stated Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN, the WTO and other international organizations in Geneva.The ambassador made the remark at the May 1 meeting of the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) from April 23 to May 4, at the UN Office in Geneva.
Dung said following Article IV of the NPT on peaceful uses of nuclear power, Vietnam issued the Strategy on Atomic Energy in 2006 and the Atomic Energy Law in 2008.
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| Ambassador Duong Chi Dung, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN, the WTO and other international organizations in Geneva |
Vietnam also signed safeguard agreements and the Additional Protocol (AP) with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and took part in most of the IAEA’s international commitments on nuclear power security and safety, the ambassador noted.
Dung urged other countries to engage in international commitments on nuclear power security and safety, and to make prompt notice of and support for nuclear incidents. He considered such engagement a measure to ensure peaceful, sustainable and responsible uses of nuclear power.
Praising the key role of the IAEA, the diplomat proposed that its inspection and assessment be based on objectivity, equality, and technical creditability in line with the IAEA’s safeguard agreements and the AP.
He thanked the IAEA and other partners for their support for Vietnam in this regard.
Vietnam will continue collaboration with the IAEA as a commitment to use nuclear power for sustainable peace and prosperity, Dung affirmed.
The NPT entered into force in 1970 and was extended indefinitely in 1995. It has 191 member countries, with Vietnam joining in June 1982.
The NPT review conference is held every five years. More than 400 delegates from 118 countries and international organizations are taking part in the second session of the Preparatory Committee for the 2020 Review Conference.
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Nuclear techniques are often just one component of larger national and regional development programmes. They are frequently used to gather essential scientific data for project planning or to test results, thus acting as a catalyst and a contributor to the results obtained by other techniques.
As we approach the new millennium, the role of nuclear energy is under challenge and its future is at a cross-roads.
The fact is that in many countries the use of nuclear power is either uneconomical or heavily challenged, particularly by the general public, because of concerns about safety and radioactive waste.
Nuclear safety is a national responsibility but a global issue.
In recent years, several important international conventions, negotiated under the auspices of the IAEA, have helped to fill gaps in the international nuclear safety regime.
I am pleased that measures have been taken recently on two actions which, in addition to a complete ban on nuclear testing, have always been identified as being indispensable to nuclear arms reduction and nuclear disarmament.
As of 2017, none of the Southeast Asian (SEA) states has committed to a political decision on the use of nuclear power energy. Of the ten SEA states, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia appear to have made the most progress in their nuclear power infrastructure development.
Vietnam reaffirmed its commitment to rely on existing international markets for nuclear fuel services rather than acquiring sensitive nuclear technologies itself, including enrichment and reprocessing technologies.
Our partnership would strengthen the international nuclear nonproliferation regime by requiring Vietnam to observe stringent controls, implement nuclear safeguards.
Over the next 20 years, Vietnam plans to build up to 13 nuclear power plants. Its nuclear power market, already the second largest in East Asia.
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