UK, Vietnam share experiences on atomic energy

Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-12-11 9:26:23

Experts, researchers and lectures from Britain's leading atomic energy institutions are sharing their experiences with Vietnamese scientists in Vietnam's capital Hanoi.

During a two-day forum, which opened here on Tuesday, participants will be assessing the reality of current human resource shortfalls in Vietnam and proposing expanding cooperation between the two countries to ensure the manpower for Vietnam's first nuclear power plants.

Earlier in November, representatives from Vietnam's Ministry of Science and Technology and the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in using atomic energy for peaceful purposes.

Under the agreement, the two sides will join hands in education and training, human resources development, research and development of civil nuclear power plants, and the application of radiation and radioactive isotopes in socio-economic development.

They will also strengthen the management of radioactive waste and used materials while cooperating in infrastructure, financial consultation, information and communications, and response to nuclear problems, reported Vietnam News Agency.

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