From August 31 to September 4, 2026 JSC “VO “Safety” conducted training course “Regulatory Activities for NPP Site Survey, Selection and Evaluation” for the group of specialists from the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS).

The training was arranged as a part of development of cooperation between JSC “VO “Safety” and VARANS and aimed at enhancing the qualification of the Vietnamese regulatory authority for implementation of nuclear power program of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

During the course the Russian specialists demonstrated approaches to the state regulation of safety during siting of NPPs, review of materials related to site selection and evaluation, safety review and regulatory decision-making.  Special attention was paid to requirements for the site properties, dependency between site parameters and design solutions of the NPP as well as Russian practical experience in safety regulation of units with VVER reactors.

Mr. Nguyen Hoang Linh, VARANS Director General, visited Moscow during the training.  On September 4 he participated in a business meeting in JSC “VO “Safety” that covered the training results, future cooperation opportunities and potential fields to support development of VARANS regulatory, technical and human capacities.

Within the work schedule, the VARANS Director General and representatives of Vietnam also visited Rostechnadzor and its Information and Analytical Center.  During this visit they learned the purpose and capacities of the Information and Analytical Center as well as approaches to the information and analytical support of regulatory authority activities in the Russian Federation.

On September 9, 2026 the training results were demonstrated within a solemn ceremony at Vietnam-Russia Science and Technology Forum “Strategic Technology Connection” in Moscow.  Russian state safety regulatory system was represented in the ceremony by Mr. Alexander Trembitsky, Chairman of Rostechnadzor, VARANS was represented by Mr. Nguyen Hoang Linh, Director General.

The ceremony was attended by Mr. To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and high-ranking representatives of the Russian Federation and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Mr. Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Mr. Valery Falkov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation and around 500 representatives of the state bodies, scientific and educational organizations, technological companies and expert community from two countries participated in the Forum.

The training course became another practical step in development of cooperation between JSC “VO “Safety” and VARANS.  The Parties will continue to discover new fields of cooperation focused on development of regulatory, technical and personnel competence of the Vietnamese regulatory authority for implementation of the national nuclear power program.