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Ministry of Science and Technology
2016 RCARO Managed Project
Introductory Workshop for New RCA Government Parties on RCA Program and its Policy
in Nadi, Fiji, 23-25 November 2016
RADIATION & NUCLEAR
SAFETY AND SECURITY ASPECTS IN LAO PDR
Presented by : Kongsaysy PHOMMAXAY,
NR/NLO, Representing Lao’s Participant
Department of Science , MOST of Lao PDR
CONTENTS
Country’s situation
 IAEA Technical Cooperation
 Legislation development

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Brief Country’s situation:
(Source: 7th Plan Macroeconomic Targets 2014-2015 )
:
236 800
- Population (million) ~ 6.7
- Area (sq.km)
:
- GDP growth rate
: at least 8%
- Agriculture -Forestry : 3.5%
(share : 23.0% of GDP)
- Industry
: 15 %
(share : 39.0% of GDP)
- Service
: 6.5%
(share : 38.0% of GDP)
- GDP per capita (US$) : 1.700 by 2014-2015
- Population Growth Rate
: 2.5%
- Adult Literacy Rate: Female : 63.2%
Male : 82.5%
Type of Use of Energy Consumption
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SITUATION

Lao PDR has joined and ratified :


28/03/1997
has joined member of South East Asian Nuclear Weapon-Free
Zone (SEANWFZ) Treaty
A.2.4 Ensure the implementation of South East Asian Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ)
Treaty, and its Plan of Action :
Actions:
i. Comply with the undertakings in the SEANWFZ Treaty, including accession to the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards agreements and related
ii. Instruments;
iii. Encourage Accession to the Protocol of the SEANWFZ Treaty by Nuclear Weapon
States; and Cooperate to implement the Plan of Action and draw up specific work
programs/projects to implement the plan of Action.

25/02/1997

04/11/2011
has joined a Member of Convention on the Prohibition
of Chemical Weapons.
Lao PDR has joined an IAEA ‘s member.

05/01/2012
Lao’s Representative to IAEA in Vienna.

12/3/2012
Setting up the Office NLO in MOST.
23-27/04/2012 Head delegation & IAEA expert team mission to Lao PDR.4

SITUATION
 09/06/2013
has Joined a Member of:
- Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident ;
- Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or
Radiological Emergency.
 16/01/2014
has ratified the RSA.
 04 /04/2015
has joined a member of Instrument Acceptance of the Fifth Agreement
to Extend the 1987 Regional Co-operative Agreement for Research,
Development and Training related to Nuclear Science and Technology
(RCA)
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IAEA’S TECHNICAL COOPERATION

The Department of Science is working as a National
Focal Point for coordinating IAEA Technical Cooperation
programs.

The RSA between the Government of Lao PDR and IAEA
is signed in January 2014 and RCA in April 2015.

MOST coordinated the relevant key line ministries to
formulating the 1st Country Program Framework in
2014-2018 and it officially approved between the
representatives of Lao PDR and IAEA on 13 May 2014.
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COUNTRY PROGRAMME FRAMEWORK 2014-2018

Identify priorities of nuclear technology transfer and
technical cooperation resources in order to support the
national development goals.

8 priority areas:
1. Human Health
2. Food and Agriculture
3. Radiation and Nuclear Safety
4. Environmental Protection
5. Sustainable Energy Development
6. Industry
7. Nuclear Security
8. Water Resources Management
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IAEA’S TECHNICAL COOPERATION (CONT.)

There’s one TC Project Cycle 2014-2015 is currently implementing
namely Project LAO 9001 on Establishing a National Radiation
Safety Infrastructure and to continue implementation of cycle
2016-2017

Mean objectives of TC project are:
 To train the legal team for the capacities in drafting the
nuclear law and relevant regulations ;
 To train technical staff and have a basic regulatory authority
information systems (RAIS);
 To train the inspectors and assist the relevant equipments;
 To train more numbers of regulators and technical staff in
order to contribute for establishing the regulatory in the
futures.
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LEGISLATION DEVELOPMENT
As the project plans in both TC-LAO 9001 will
contribute in supporting the preparation of
formulated the Legal and Policy instruments for the
national radiation and nuclear safety infrastructure
in the country.
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(Draft) org. Structure
the National Technical Coordinating Body on Radiation & Nuclear
Safety Infrastructure
MOST
(Chairman)
Vice Chairman
Lao’s Permanence Representative
to IAEA in Vienna, Austria
(rep.
Key line Ministry)
ຄະນະປະສານງານຂະແໜງການ
Key line sectors coordination
body
ຄວາມປອດໄຟດ
ຼ ຍ
້ ານລັງສ
ີ -ນ
ີ ວເຄ
Depart. of Science / NLO
-Supporting
Office
[Relevant Ministerial Sector]
Project Counterpart (partners)
Cooperation Techniques
Radiation& Nuclear Safety /
Nuclear S&T Application
ດ
້ ານອາຫານ ແລະກະສ
ໍ າ
ິ ກ
Food & Agriculture
ດ
້ ານສ
້ ອມ ແລະ
ິິ່ ງແວດລ
້
ຊັບພະຍາກອນນ
ໍ າ Environment &
Water resources
ດ
ຸ ຂະພາບ
້ ານສ
Human Health
ດ
ຸ ດສາຫະກ
້ ານອ
ໍ າ
Industry
ພັດທະນາພະລັງງານແບບຍ
ື ນຍ
ົ ງ
Sustainable Energy Development
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Thank you for your kind attention.
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