Promoting the testing of measuring instruments
In the field of verification, calibration and
testing, in the past 5 years the Center for Application of Scientific and
Technological Advances has completed the assessment and recognition of expanding
its testing capability; inspecting, calibrating and testing X-ray and radiation
safety of 146,352 measuring instruments of all kinds. Particularly, there were
20,494 instruments in 2010, 27,187 instruments in 2011, 29,404 instruments in
2012, 32,915 instruments in 2013 and 36,352 instruments of all types in 2014,
which went through inspection, calibration, testing, labor safety testing, X-ray
inspection and radiation safety assessment.
In terms of research and application, the Center has
applied the standard of KNX/EIB (konnex: a global standard for the smart system
of managing and controlling buildings) in the smart control for the building of
the Calibration and Testing Center in Nhon Trach district, Dong Nai province;
performed the quality inspection of 145 X-ray machines and 9 CT machines;
assessed radiation safety for 104 rooms where X-ray machines are located.
In addition, in the past 5 years the Center has
coordinated with the Inspectorate of Dong Nai Department of Science and
Technology to inspect 131 rooms for X-ray machines in Dong Nai province. The
number of machines going through X-ray inspection, radiation safety assessment,
and non-destructive testing increased by 20% compared to 2013. Also, 350
dosimeters were supplied for the facilities that use X-ray machines, up by 100%
compared to 2013.
Over the past years, the Center for Application of
Science and Technology Advances has paid much attention to energy efficiency.
Accordingly, since 2010 the Center has conducted energy auditing for 15 units at
a cost of VND450 million; supported the construction of a vertical continuous
brick kiln; collected energy consumption of 50 businesses for 5 industries:
ceramics, tiles, food processing, textiles, and paper; coordinated with the
Division of Economics and Infrastructure of Thong Nhat district to carry out the
program of “Using energy efficiently in Thong Nhat district in the period of
2012-2014”; given an annual support to businesses participating in the program
of energy auditing (17 businesses are supported with the total fund of nearly
VND1.5 billion and the costs saved from energy efficiency are about VND16
billion).
Professional activities at the Center
The Center for Application of Scientific and
Technological Advances has registered to deploy 3 scientific research projects
including researching, designing, and manufacturing equipment for weighing and
inspecting overloaded vehicles; established a database of Radon gas in Dong Nai
province and taken measures to reduce the impacts on people; researched,
designed and manufactured measuring and monitoring instruments for petrol tanks.
Additionally, the summary report of the theme of “Building a database on the
radioactive background in Xuan Loc, Dinh Quan, Tan Phu and Vinh Cuu districts in
Dong Nai province and assessing the impacts on the environment”. In 2014, the
Center was officially appointed as a unit eligible for technical safety
inspection activities, according to Decision No. 466/QD-ATL dated November 21,
2014 of Director of Dong Nai Department of Occupational Safety. In 2014, 1,168
instruments of all kinds were tested, up by 50% compared to 2013. Mr. Nguyen Phu
Tinh, Director of the Center for Application of Science and Technology Advances,
said: “To perform tasks of applying and deploying scientific and technological
advances in all fields of production and socio-economic life in the past 5 years
and to conduct research activities in recent years, the Center has transferred
many new technology contracts, scientific research projects under socio-economic
development programs from levels of districts and sectors to the province to
cooperation projects with the central government, other provinces and foreign
countries in the field of science and technology. The highlight is the project
of “Building a database of radioactive background in Xuan Loc, Dinh Quan, Tan
Phu and Vinh Cuu districts of Dong Nai province and assessing the impacts on the
environment”. This is the next step of the project of “Building a database of
radioactive background in some areas in Dong Nai province and assessing the
impacts on the environment” of Dr. Thai Khac Dinh with the aim of building a
complete digital database and map for the whole province of Dong Nai. The
analyzing results of the separate radioactive activities of 200 soil samples in
the districts of Vinh Cuu, Tan Phu, Dinh Quan and Xuan Loc are lower than those
of other parts of the country. On the basis of the research results of the
project, 44 digital maps (each districts has 11 maps) on the radioactive
background for have been built for the districts of Vinh Cuu, Tan Phu, Dinh Quan
and Xuan Loc. Also, 11 comprehensive maps in the radioactive background for 4
districts, and 11 maps in the radioactive background for the whole province of
Dong Nai were built.
Duy Minh (An Nhien)