Chương 2 Nghị định 70/2010/NĐ-CP: Bảo đảm an toàn nhà máy điện hạt nhân

Chapter II

ASSURANCE OF SAFETY OF NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Article 9. Objectives of safety assurance

Upon investment in, building, operation and termination of operation of a nuclear power plant, the following objectives must be ensured:

1. Establishment and maintenance of systems and processes of assuring safety at nuclear power plants in order to protect humans, society and environment from hazardous impacts of radiation.

2. Under normal operation conditions, keeping of irradiation levels inside and outside the plant below the permitted limit level and at the lowest level reasonably possible; in case of an incident, minimization of hazardous impacts of irradiation.

3. Application of rational measures of high reliability to prevent the occurrence of incidents in the plant. For all incidents anticipated during designing the plan, including also incidents of extremely low probability of occurrence, assurance that radioactive consequences, if any. are negligible and the possibility of a serious incident to occur is second to zero.

Article 10. Safety analysis reports

A safety analysis report shall be made on the basis of designs of a nuclear power plant in each stage and must contain the following details:

1. General introduction.

2. General description of the nuclear power plant.

3. Safety management.

4. Assessment of the location.

5. General designing aspects.

6. Description of main systems of the nuclear power plant.

7. Safety analysis.

8. Program on correction and trial operation.

9. Aspects of operation.

10. Operation conditions and limits.

11. Radiation protection.

12. Actions in response to incidents.

13. Environmental aspects.

14. Management of radioactive wastes.

15. Dismantlement and problems of operation termination.

Article 11. Dossiers of request for appraisal of safety analysis reports of nuclear power plants

1. Investors of nuclear power plants shall make and submit dossiers of request for appraisal of their safety analysis reports of these nuclear power plants to the Ministry of Science and Technology for consideration and approval. Such a dossier comprises:

a/ The investor's written request for appraisal:

b/ A safely analysis report of the nuclear power plant;

c/ Relevant legal documents.

2. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall guide contents and number of documents included in a dossier of request for appraisal of the safety analysis report of a nuclear power plant.

3. Within 15 working days after receiving an invalid dossier, the dossier-receiving agency shall notify such to the project investor for supplementation and completion of the dossier.

Article 12. Appraisal of safety analysis reports

1. The radiation and nuclear safety agency shall organize appraisal of safety analysis reports of nuclear power plants.

2. The radiation and nuclear safety agency may hire or invite fully capable and experienced organizations and individuals at home or abroad to appraise one or all contents of safety analysis reports specified in Articles 21, 22, 25, 30. 31 and 34 of this Decree.

3. Results of appraisal of safety analysis reports shall be shown in appraisal reports with all required contents and conclusions.

The radiation and nuclear safety agency shall report on results of appraisal of safety analysis reports to the Ministry of Science and Technology and the National Council for Nuclear Safety.

5. The Minister of Science and Technology shall approve results of appraisal of safety analysis reports.

6. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall promulgate specific regulations on contents, process and procedures for appraising safety analysis reports of nuclear power plants.

Article 13. Process of quality assurance

The process of quality assurance related to the building of a nuclear power plant must be appropriately detailed for each stage and cover the following:

1. Organization of a quality assurance system.

2. Program on quality assurance.

3. Control of designing.

4. Control of procurement dossiers.

5. Instructions, processes and drawings.

6. Control of dossiers.

7. Control of procured supplies, equipment and services.

8. Determination and control of equipment, parts and supplies.

9. Control of special processes.

10. Program on quality inspection.

11. Control of tests.

12. Control of measuring and testing devices.

13. Control of takeover, storage and transportation.

14. Confirmation of inspection, testing and operation status.

15. Control of sub-standard equipment, parts and supplies.

16. Remedies and repairs.

17. Quality assurance dossiers.

18. Internal control.

Article 14. Nuclear control

1. For a nuclear power plant, the following objects and places are subject to nuclear control:

a/ Nuclear fuels;

b/ Nuclear materials and equipment;

c/ Places for storage and disposal of nuclear materials.

2. Organizations with nuclear power plants shall:

a/ Conduct nuclear accounting and periodically report on nuclear accounting results at the request of the radiation and nuclear safety agency;

b/ Take measures to supervise nuclear fuels;

c/ Keep nuclear accounting dossiers throughout the lifetime of their plants;

d/ Submit to inspection by competent state agencies and related international organizations;

e/ Comply with other regulations on nuclear fuel sources.

3. International inspection:

a/ The Ministry of Science and Technology shall assume the prime responsibility for, and coordinate with concerned agencies and organizations in, reaching agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency on the form of and the plan on international inspection of objects and places subject to nuclear control specified in Clause 1 of this Article:

b/ Concerned agencies and organizations shall abide by the international inspection plan mentioned at Point a of this Clause.

4. The Ministry of Science and Technology shall:

a/ Promulgate and specifically guide the process and procedures for nuclear control;

b/ Annually report on nuclear control at nuclear power plants to the Prime Minister.

Article 15. Plans on management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuels

1. A plan on management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuels of a nuclear power plant shall be appropriately detailed for each stage and contain the following:

a/ Overview;

b/ Optional plans on management and storage:

c/ Measures to dispose of radioactive waste:

d/ Control program;

e/ Financial assurance mechanism.

2. Organizations with nuclear power plants shall manage radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuels under approved plans, national technical regulations and environmental standards.

Article 16. Protection of security of nuclear power plants

1. Special protection measures must be taken to assure absolute safety in the process of survey, designing, building and operation of nuclear power plants.

2. Investors of nuclear power plants shall:

a/ Assure absolute security and safety for humans and works in the course of survey, designing, building and operation;

b/ Elaborate protection programs and plans, propose and take protection measures, prevent and combat acts infringing upon security and safety of works:

c/ Organize forces to protect work items based on protection requirements and characteristics and size of each work item after reaching agreement with the Ministry of Public Security.

3. Organizations with nuclear power plants
shall:

a/ Organize tight protection and strict control of movements into and out of areas of nuclear power plants:

b/ Establish restricted areas and safety protection areas surrounding nuclear power plants.