26/4/1976: Establishment of Dalat Nuclear Research Institute under the State Committee of Science and Technology
(According to Decision No. 64-CP dated April 26th, 1976 of the Government Council)
23/2/1979: Establishment of Nuclear Research Institute (formerly known as the Da Lat Nuclear Institute) under the direct management of the Prime Minister
(According to Decree No. 59-CP dated February 23th, 1979 of the Government Council)
20/3/1984: Inauguration of the restoration and expansion of Dalat Nuclear Reactor –The Reactor was put into operation
11/6/1984: Nuclear Research Institute was renamed National Atomic Energy Commission under the direct direction of Chairman of Council of Ministers
(According to Decree 87-HDBT dated June 11th, 1984 of the Council of Ministers)
11/3/1986: Establishment of Hanoi Irradiation Center
(According to Decision No. 43/QD dated March 11th, 1986 of the National Atomic Energy Commission)
21/1/1991: Establishment of Institute for Technology of Radioactive Waste and Rare Elements and Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology
(According to Decision No. 18-CT dated January 21st, 1991 of the Chairman of Council of Ministers)
22/7/1991: Inauguration of Hanoi Irradiation Center
11/6/1991: Establishment of Center for Nuclear Technique Ho Chi Minh City
(According to Decree No. 87/ND-HDBT dated June 11th, 1984 of the Council of Ministers)
13/9/1993: National Atomic Energy Commission was renamed Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute under the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (now the Ministry of Science and Technology)
(According to Decree No. 59/CP dated September 13th, 1993 of the Government)
26/2/1998: Inauguration of Ho Chi Minh City Irradiation Installation
14/2/2000: Establishment of Research and Development Center for Radiation Technology
(According to Decision No. 159/QD-BKHCNMT dated February 14th, 2000 of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment)
06/5/2002: Establishment of Technology Application and Development Company
(According to Decision No. 25/2002/QD-BKHCNMT dated May 6th, 2002 of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment)
17/4/2007: Establishment of Center for Application of Nuclear Technique in Industry
(According to Decision No. 591/QD-BKHCN dated April 17th, 2007 of the Ministry of Science and Technology)
26/8/2008: Establishment of Center for Non- Destructive Evaluation
(According to Decision No. 1850/QD-BKHCN dated August 26th, 2008 of the Ministry of Science and Technology)
02/12/2010: Establishment of Nuclear Training Center
(According to Decision No. 2700/QD-BKHCN dated December 2nd, 2010 of the Ministry of Science and Technology)
06/01/2016: The Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute is a special-class scientific and technological organization under the Ministry of Science and Technology
(According to Decision No. 30/QD-TTg dated January 6th, 2016 of the Prime Minister)