The research activities of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) during the period from 1 January to 31 December 2009 are presented in this Report. The research activities are focused on the following fields:
1. Nuclear Physics;
2. Reactor Physics, Reactors and Nuclear Power;
3. Instrumentation;
4. Industrial Applications;
5. Applications in Ecology, Environment and Geology;
6. Applications in Biology, Agriculture and Medicine;
7. Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management;
8. Radiation Technology;
9. Radiochemistry and Materials Science;
10. Computation and Other Related Topics.
The total number of permanent staff working at the VINATOM as December 31, 2009 was 704 including the clerical service staff. The VINATOM was funded from the Government with the amount to 88.410 billion VN Dong for FY 2009. The international support for the VINATOM activities is committed to over 0.929 million USD including equipment, staff training and expert services.
Main results of fundamental and applied research implemented in the year were presented in 120 scientific articles, reports and contributions published in many journals, proceedings of conferences, etc. These results were obtained on the basic of the IAEA technical cooperation projects (19 VIE projects, including 13 continued and 6 new), the regional projects (51 RAS projects), the research contracts with the IAEA (14 RCs), the research contracts with the Government, the Ministry of Science, Technology, Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute and the National Program for Fundamental Research (totally 38).
During the time of year 2009, in the VINATOM there were 1 graduated in Ph.D. courses; about 210 people have been trained abroad in the fields of nuclear science and technology.