International Conference on the Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM) in Industry

Norm Management in Vietnam: status, inadequacy and expectation

Not scheduled

5m

IAEA Headquarters, Vienna, Austria

Poster NORM Policy, Strategy and Regulations Session I - NORM National Policies and Strategies

Speaker

Mr Minh Tuan Le (Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS))

Description

Along with the development of socio-economy, activities of ores and petroleum exploring exploiting and processing are increasing to meet the demand for energy and industries. These activities, besides bringing great benefits and efficiency to the society, generate significant amounts of norm residues and norm wastes into the environment. These substances can affect human health and the environment when accumulated in large quantities. Therefore, the control and management of these wastes and residues is an issue of concern, especially for regulatory agencies, in order to protect the health of the people and workers at the facilities as well as environmental protection.
This article present overview industrial activities involving NORM, our regulation related to NORM. To enhance NORM management in Vietnam, the inadequacy and constraints in handling and regulatory control are analyzed and some expectations have been proposed.