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VI.
Training of Nuclear Safety Staff
Summing up the experience of various countries in developing nuclear energy, IAEA clearly points out that staff training is the key element in the development of nuclear energy
(including nuclear safety). Since its establishment, one of
of the basic policies of NNSA is to put emphasis on the training of its
nuclear safety teams. Not only are the cadres in our
Administration systematically trained, but attention is also drawn to the training of staff in the technological and logistic
units, as well as the key personnel in the operation unit of nuclear plants. In China, nuclear safety technology is still a
new field pending development, but at the international level,
countries advanced in nuclear development have accumulated much
experience in this respect. Therefore, it is imperative that the
guiding principle is to introduce foreign technology and expertise, so as to accelerate our development in nuclear safety technology. In 1985, through international cooperation, we made
full use of IAEA subsidies and support, as well as
experts, to launch the following topical seminars on
safety staff training :
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foreign
nuclear
(1) Seminar on nuclear safety
assessment
jointly
organized by NNSA and IAEA. It was the largest
international academic function ever organized by
China on nuclear safety. The seminar lasted 7
weeks, with 44
overseas nuclear safety experts giving lectures in English. 67 Chinese experts specially selected from
from 17 units participated in
the seminar and went through a number of
Representatives of IAEA and
examinations.
overseas experts all opined that the participants
were
of
a higher calibre,
serious
in