Aug 07, 2018 / 14:50
US helps Vietnam strengthen readiness to tackle nuclear incidents
Guided by US experts, the response forces for nuclear incidents in Vietnam’s central provinces have been trained in knowledge and skills to deal with nuclear radiation incidents.
Vietnam’s Department of Radiation and Nuclear Safety under the Ministry of Science and Technology, the US’s Department of Energy in collaboration with Da Nang city’s Department of Science and Technology on August 6 organized a training course to help forces in Da Nang and other central provinces better cop with nuclear incidents.
The training course on radiation treatment solutions and emergency radiological assessment focused on lost radioactive sources or uncontrolled radioactive sources and materials, according to the government portal.
Uncontrolled nuclear material is a particular concern in causing irradiation to the public or used for bad intentions, criminal actions, even terrorism.
The training course includes lectures, demonstrations, practical training and field work with radioactive detectors and low radioactive sources.
During the training session from August 6 to 10, trainees from the Steering Committee for responding to nuclear radiation nuclear accidents, large-scale radiation facilities in Vietnam’s central provinces will be equipped with basic knowledge of radiation, nuclear and radiation security threats, control and direction, personal protective equipment, radioactive contamination detectors and methods of radioactive source recovery.
A team of experts from the US Department of Energy has provided the training course with more than 40 radionuclide detection and response systems, including personal devices, equipment on automobiles, radioisotope identification equipment and health physiological equipment.
A US experts instructs practitioners to use radioactive detectors. Photo: Minh Trang
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Uncontrolled nuclear material is a particular concern in causing irradiation to the public or used for bad intentions, criminal actions, even terrorism.
The training course includes lectures, demonstrations, practical training and field work with radioactive detectors and low radioactive sources.
During the training session from August 6 to 10, trainees from the Steering Committee for responding to nuclear radiation nuclear accidents, large-scale radiation facilities in Vietnam’s central provinces will be equipped with basic knowledge of radiation, nuclear and radiation security threats, control and direction, personal protective equipment, radioactive contamination detectors and methods of radioactive source recovery.
A team of experts from the US Department of Energy has provided the training course with more than 40 radionuclide detection and response systems, including personal devices, equipment on automobiles, radioisotope identification equipment and health physiological equipment.
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