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working experiences. In carrying out the above-mentioned duties, NNSA relies on the nuclear safety technology support provided by

Beijing's Institute of Atomic Energy, the Tsinghua University and

other specialist organisations in other professional institutes.

To further improve the

improve the level of nuclear safety administration, scores of key NNSA staff have received, or are receiving, or will receive professional on-the-job training with the assistance of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations Development Planning Department, as well as the nuclear safety authorities of the United States, France, West Germany and Japan.

Next, I would like to talk

talk about the objectives and

direction of our nation's nuclear safety. Ours is

is a socialist

state. In developing nuclear power

power to benefit the people, our

Government must first ensure the safety of the people.

Therefore, while the Government has laid down.

down the direction "to

actively and appropriately develop nuclear power", it has, at the

same time,

specified the principle that "nuclear power

and quality as top

design,

installations must insist on safety

priority". То be more specific, it implies upholding the principle of "safety being the top priority" throughout the

siting,

construction, testing, operation and

decommissioning of nuclear installations, and insisting that

there must be sufficient measures to guarantee quality and safe operation, to prevent nuclear accidents and to limit the harmful effects that might

might arise, SO as to safeguard working staff,

members of the public and the environment from being exposed to

irradiation and pollution above the nation's permitted level.

Effort will also be made to reduce irradiation and pollution to a

reasonably low level.

Nuclear

Prior to the establishment of NNSA, the Ministries of

Industry,

Water

Conservancy

and Power,

Mechanical