Vietnam: Failing to make burial reports upon burying radioactive waste shall be fined up to VND 15 million

Specifically, according to Decree No. 107/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, a fine of between VND 8,000,000 and 15,000,000 for one of the following acts:

- Failing to make burial reports upon burying radioactive waste;

- Failing to make burial maps and send them to competent state agencies upon burying radioactive waste.

Concurrently, fines for violations against provisions on storing, treating, and burying the radioactive waste, used radiation sources, and spent nuclear fuel are specified as follows:

- A fine of between VND 2,000,000 and 5,000,000, for failing to formulate plan to classify and treat the radioactive waste.

- A fine of between VND 3,000,000 and 6,000,000 for one of the following acts:

+ Classifying and treating radioactive waste and used radiation sources not according to the formulated plan or at variance with National Technical Regulations or international regulations and standards;

+ Failing to perform measures to minimize radioactive waste at the sources;

+ Failing to separate radioactive waste from ordinary wastes during the collection and treatment.

- A fine of between VND 30,000,000 and 50,000,000 for one of the following acts:

+ Using nuclear fuel without a plan for safely treating and storing spent nuclear fuel;

+ Treating the spent nuclear fuel at variance with National Technical Regulations or international regulations and standards.

- A fine of between VND 50,000,000 and 80,000,000 for one of the following acts:

+ Building depositories for storing national radioactive waste or burying radioactive waste without approval of competent state agencies;

+ Selecting locations to build depositories for storing national radioactive waste or burying radioactive waste not according to National Technical Regulations or international regulations and standards;

View more details at Decree No. 107/2013/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from November 15, 2013.

Ty Na

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