HANOI, June 15 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam bans illegal use, storage, holding, buying and selling of nuclear materials and equipment and giving distorted information on the issue, according to a circular issued by the government on Tuesday.
This is part of the content of the regulations on nuclear energy sector, effective from Aug. 15 this year, the report said.
Under the regulations, agencies and persons running nuclear reactors for researching purposes, nuclear power plants, uranium- enrichment units and facilities to manage used nuclear materials are required to submit accounting and regular reports to Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS), the report said.
Any agencies and individuals that import and export nuclear materials and equipment are requested to report to VARANS, it said.
Agencies and individuals that use, store and keep nuclear materials and equipment are asked to inform VARANS within seven working days, it said.
Vietnam's National Assembly approved a resolution on construction of the first two nuclear power plants in Ninh Thuan province in central Vietnam in November 2009. The total costs are over 10 billion U.S. dollars, according to the government.
Vietnam plans to build the first plant in 2014, and start operating its first turbine in 2020. Vietnam has chosen Russia as technology provider for the plant.
