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(A) Organisation

67.

The NNSA is made up of 6 Divisions, namely, the Office of Administration; the Division of Regulations; the Divisions of

Review & Licensing 1 and 2; the Division of Research; and the

Division of Inspection. There are two Regional Inspection Offices, one in Shanghai and the other in Guangdong, being responsible respectively for the inspection of the Qinshan and the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plants. At Annex F is an organisation chart of NNSA. The NNSA receives advice from the Advisory

Committee of Nuclear Safety on important issues. The Committee

is made

state up of

councillors,

on renowned experts

nuclear

engineering, nuclear safety and other related fields.

(B) Nuclear Safety Regulations

68.

The work of drawing up

regulations has started since 1982.

a set of nuclear safety

Since its establishment, the

NNSA has been placed with the sole responsibility for this task.

69.

At present, four sets of safety regulations have been completed and approved by the State Council. They concern the siting, design, operation and quality assurance of nuclear power plants. They are drawn up according to the Codes of Practice of the IAEA NUSS Programme. The drafting of a set of regulations on

safety management of nuclear installations has also been

completed, and awaiting the approval of the State Council. Others which are now in the process of drafting include emergency planning regulations for nuclear installations and reactor safety regulations. In drawing up these safety regulations, reference

is made to those of the USA,

USA, France, West Germany, Japan and

other countries, which are adopted if they are found to be

applicable to the situation in China.

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