Guidance on the implementation of the nuclear accounting process in Vietnam

Guidance on the implementation of the nuclear accounting process in Vietnam (Illustrative image)

According to Circular 02/2011/TT-BKHCN, the nuclear accounting process in Vietnam is implemented as follows:

- Organizations and individuals using and storing nuclear materials and source nuclear materials as specified in Article 6 and Article 7 of the Regulation on nuclear control activities issued together with Decision 45/2010/QD-TTg by the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam on June 14, 2010, must establish and apply the nuclear accounting process.

- The nuclear accounting process includes the following contents:

+ Establishing a MBA and determining KMPs to serve the accounting and control of nuclear materials and source nuclear materials at the facility;

+ Building and applying a process to determine the quantity of nuclear materials and source nuclear materials received, produced, transferred, lost or excluded from the inventory sheet and the quantity of nuclear materials and source nuclear materials hysically inventoried at the facility;

+ Building and applying a process to assess the accuracy and repetition of measurements and approximate the reliability of these measurements;

+ Building and applying a process to assess the difference between nuclear material and source nuclear material amount measured in the place of departure and in the place of admission;

+ Building and applying a process conduct physical inventory;

+ Building and applying a process, to assess immeasurable quantities of inventoried nuclear materials and source nuclear materials and immeasurable losses;

+ Building and applying a process of making and keeping nuclear accounting dossiers and submitting nuclear accounts;

+ Appointing personnel to take charge of nuclear accounting and control of nuclear materials and source nuclear materials at the facility.

More details can be found in Circular 02/2011/TT-BKHCN, which comes into force in Vietnam from June 1, 2011.

Thuy Tram

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