Nuclear Regulation Authority
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| Formed | September 19, 2012 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Japan |
| Headquarters | 9-9, Roppongi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 106-8450 |
| Employees | 460 |
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| Website | http://www.nsr.go.jp/english/ |
The Nuclear Regulation Authority (Japanese: 原子力規制委員会 Hepburn: Genshiryoku Kisei Iinkai?, literally Nuclear Regulation Commission) (NRA) is an administrative body of the Cabinet of Japan established to ensure nuclear safety in Japan as part of the Ministry of the Environment. Established on September 19, 2012, its first head was Shunichi Tanaka.
The NRA was formed from the Nuclear Safety Commission, which came under the authority of the Cabinet, and the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, which was under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). After the Fukushima nuclear disaster following the March 11, 2011, earthquake, the government's safety measures were seen to be inadequate. Also, NISA, being under the umbrella of METI, which was also responsible for promoting the use of nuclear power, was seen as having a conflict of interest. As a consequence, the new agency was established under the Ministry of the Environment.
According to the law establishing the NRA, the task of working out new nuclear safety rules must be completed within ten months of its September 19, 2012, launch. Chairman Tanaka said that the Authority was determined to undertake a radical review of the existing safety standards and planned to finish the outline of the safety rules by the end of 2012.
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