The research activities of the Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute (VINATOM) during the period from 1 January to 31 December 2015 are presented in this Report. The research activities are focused on the following fields:
1. Nuclear Physics, Reactor Physics;
2. Research Reactor, Nuclaer Power Technology, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Power
3. Instrumentation, Nuclear Electronics;
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, 2015 is 743 (617 permanent personnel +126 contractual staff). The VINATOM was funded from the Government with the total amount to 216.690 billion VN Dong for FY 2015, an increase of 88.565 billion VN Dong (70.6%) compared to the last fiscal year. The international support of about 200,000 USD for the VINATOM activities is committed to the operating projects including equipment, staff training and expert services (1 VIE project, 10 FNCA projects, 16 RAS projects and some research contracts with the IAEA).
Main results of fundamental and applied research implemented in the year were presented in 219 scientific articles, reports and contributions published in many journals, proceedings of conferences, etc.
During the time of year 2015, in the VINATOM there were 6 to be graduated in Ph.D. courses; 210 people have been trained abroad in the fields of nuclear science and technology.