From 11 to 15 January, 2016 in Hanoi, Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) in collaboration with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have organized the National Training Course on Regulatory Authorization and Inspection of Physical Protection during various Lifecycle stages of Nuclear Power Plants. Prof. Vuong Huu Tan, VARANS Director General delivered opening speech in the Training Course.

In the opening speech, DG Vuong Huu Tan said, Vietnam is actively implementing its first national nuclear power project, so ensuring nuclear security including radioactive source security, nuclear material and facilities security became a great interest now. As the national regulatory body, VARANS is responsible for assessing measures ensuring nuclear safety and security in licensing and inspection process in various stages of nuclear power project. Therefore, assessment, licensing and inspection of physical protection is an important task of RB for management of nuclear power project.

During 5 days of the Training Course, experts delivered to the participants comprehensive and systematic lectures on licensing and inspection of physical protection in different stages of NPP: the IAEA activities in promoting nuclear security, overview of physical protection and nuclear security, stakeholder and their responsibilities, legislative and regulatory framework, licensee submission during different lifecycle stages, review and assessment against licensee submission, regulatory inspection and follow-up actions, authorization and inspection for transport, transport security plan, inspection training and qualification program. In additional, trainees have practice exercises on responsibility matrix, physical security plan, review and assessment, inspection checklist.

Experience of Pakistan and Hungary in this area was also shared in this Training Course./.