Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority
| PNRA | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 2001 |
| Preceding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Pakistan |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory |
| Employees | about 500 |
| Annual budget | Classified |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Directorate of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection |
| Website | http://www.pnra.org/ |
The Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority پاکستان نيؤكلر ريگيلرٹوى اثھارٹى; Acronym: PNRA), is mandated by Government of Pakistan to regulate use of nuclear energy, radioactive sources and use of ionizing radiations. The mission of PNRA is to protect the public, radiation workers and environment from harmful effects of ionizing radiations by formulating and implementing effective regulations and building a relationship of trust with the licensees and maintain transparency in its actions and decisions.
Although, the concept of nuclear regulatory existed in 1965 but it gained full government commission in 2001, with the establishment Nuclear Command Authority. Headquartered in Islamabad, this agency was established in 2001 after President Justice (retired) Rafiq Tarar signed the executive decree "Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority Ordinance No.III" in 2000, and was first opened its operation in 2001.
The nuclear regulatory infrastructure has been in place since 1965, when the Pakistan Research Reactor was commissioned in 1965. Founded and established first by the Pakistani scientists, the nuclear regulatory regime was significantly improved when, in 1971, the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant was commissioned. Since then, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission had established the nuclear safety and licensing division at PAEC Headquarters, Islamabad as the de facto regulatory. The Nuclear Regulatory Authority was upgraded to Directorate of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection" (DNSRP) after the promulgation of Pakistan Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Ordinance 1984 by the Presidential Order.
In 1994, Pakistan signed the Convention on Nuclear Safety. As part of the convention, the Directorate of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection became part of the Government of Pakistan's federal agency. It was to establish an independent nuclear regulatory body entrusted with the implementation of the legislative and regulatory framework governing nuclear power and radiation use in the country, and further to separate the regulatory functions from the promotional aspects of the nuclear programme.
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