National Nuclear Safety Administration

Not to be confused with National Nuclear Security Administration.

National Nuclear Safety Administration

国家核安全局 Guójiā Hé ānquán Jú
Regulatory agency overview
Formed	1984
Type	Nuclear safety
Jurisdiction	China
Headquarters	Beijing
Regulatory agency executive	Li Ganjie, Bureau chief
Parent department	Ministry of Environmental Protection
Parent Regulatory agency	State Council
Website	nnsa.mep.gov.cn (Chinese)

National Nuclear Safety Administration (Chinese: 国家核安全局) or NNSA is a central government agency responsible for regulating nuclear safety, supervision on all civilian nuclear infrastructure in China. It also inspects nuclear safety activities and regulate the approval mechanism.

History

The National Nuclear Safety Administration (1984–1989) was established in October 1984. It was a subordinate agency of the State Science and Technology Commission which had independent regulatory of nuclear safety in mainland China.

In 1990, the State Science and Technology Commission became the National Science and Technology Commission but National Nuclear Safety Administration was still under its administration until 1998.

In 1998 the National Nuclear Safety Administration was transferred to the State Environmental Protection Administration.

In 2008, the State Environmental Protection Administration was upgraded to a full ministry of the Chinese state called the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the National Nuclear Safety Administration was retained under its administrative purview.

See also

• China National Nuclear Corporation

External links

• Official website (Chinese)