Environmental impact assessment reports of nuclear power plants in Vietnam

According to Article 19 of Decree No. 70/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, an environmental impact assessment report shall contain the following principal details:

- Listing and description of work items of the project, with their construction areas, duration and work volumes; technology(ies) for operating each work item and the whole project;

- General assessment of the current state of radiation and non-radiation environments in the project location and surrounding areas: sensibility and bearability of the environment:

- Assessment of environmental impacts of radiation and non-radiation which may occur in the project implementation and environmental and socio-economic factors impacted by the project; forecast of possible environmental risks caused by the project; assessment of environmental impacts of radiation in case a nuclear accident occurs;

- Measures to reduce to the utmost adverse impacts on the environment; prevention of and actions in response to environmental incidents;

- Commitments to take environmental protection measures in the course of construction and operation of works;

- List of works and programs to manage and oversee environmental matters during project implementation;

- Estimated funds for construction of environmental protection work items in the total fund estimation of the project;

- Opinions of the commune-level People's Committee and representatives of the community in the project area;

- Indications to data supply sources and assessment methods.

Note: An environmental impact assessment report shall be made concurrently with a feasibility study report.

View more details at Decree No. 70/2010/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from August 10, 2010.

Nguyen Phu

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