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Vietnam: Prioritizing taking all measures to rescue in case of radiological emergencies

11:28, 12/10/2014

This is a notable content mentioned in Circular No. 25/2014/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam regulating preparedness and responses to nuclear and radiological emergencies, formulation and approval for plans for responses to nuclear and radiological emergencies.

According to Circular No. 25/2014/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, organizations, individuals participating in emergency responses shall be responsible for implementing the following urgent protection measures:

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- Take appropriate rescue measures as top priority;

- In case of nuclear emergencies, take urgent protection measures such as sheltering, evacuation, distribution of KI in order to minimize radiation doses and prevent occurrence of deterministic biological effects; in case of radiological emergencies, take appropriate anti-radiation protection measures.

- Change urgent protective actions as appropriate based on information obtained from the incident;

- Terminate a protective action that is no longer appropriate.

Besides, provision of information and instructions to public is also guided in Circular No. 25/2014/TT-BKHCN as follows:

Command committees at all levels shall be responsible:

- Give early warnings and protection instructions to the public within competence in reliance on warning levels, specific conditions and monitoring figures on the scene;

- Provide official information in order to minimize distribution of falsified and inaccurate information.

View more details at Circular No. 25/2014/TT-BKHCN of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam, effective from November 24, 2014.

Thu Ba

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