A national plan to cope with nuclear incidents is being designed to confront nuclear incidents occurring in Vietnam and other countries that affect Vietnam, said a senior expert on nuclear energy.

Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute director Vuong Huu Tan said besides the national plan, provinces where have nuclear centers will have their own plans.

According to Tan, Vietnam is about to build over ten nuclear observatory stations along the Vietnam-China border in Lang Son and Quang Ninh provinces. This system can supervise and detect nuclear incidents from neighboring countries.

Related to China’s construction of a nuclear power plant in Guangxi province, around 60 km from Vietnam’s Mong Cai city, Tan said it is normal based on China’s geological conditions. Previously, China invited Vietnam to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of this plant, scheduled on July 30. However, China decided to not organize a big ceremony because of storms and it withdrew the invitation.

According to international conventions, in case nuclear incidents happen, the countries where the incidents occur must inform other countries that can be affected by the incidents.