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The country needs to increase the total figure to 4,355 people by 2020, including 1,600 experts to manage the first two nuclear power plants.
The Government and the Electricity of Vietnam planned to spend a total of VND 3,000 billion on tertiary and technical education for this sector.
Vietnam has reached inter-governmental agreements with Russia and Japan on cooperating to build the first and second nuclear power plants in Ninh Thuan Province.
Last year, PM Nguyen Tan Dung decided to establish the National Council for Atomic Energy Development and Application, led by the Minister of Science and Technology.
The Council is responsible for assisting the Government chief in figuring out orientations and strategies for atomic energy development and application, identifying priority areas for each development stage, designing key policies on atomic energy development and application.
It will coordinate operations of ministries, agencies, Governmental bodies, and localities in developing and applying atomic energy, and realizing nuclear power development programs.
The Council will also cooperate with international organizations and other countries which are experienced in atomic energy field, organize surveys and collect comments from local and foreign scientists and experts on issues relevant to atomic energy development and application.
