Philippine Atomic Energy Commission
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| Formed | 13 June 1958 |
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| Jurisdiction | Philippines |
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Commonwealth Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City 14°39′40.36″N 121°3′20.52″E / 14.6612111°N 121.0557000°E |
| Annual budget | ₱ 256.7 million (2016). |
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| Parent department | Department of Science and Technology |
| Parent Institute | Research and Development Institute |
| Website | pnri |
The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) is a government agency under the Department of Science and Technology mandated to undertake research and development activities in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, institute regulations on the said uses, and carry out the enforcement of said regulations to protect the health and safety of radiation workers and the general public.
The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) is an agency of the government that is authorized to regulate the safe and peaceful applications of nuclear science and technology in the Philippines.
Under Executive Order 128, the PNRI is mandated to perform the following functions:
Under Executive Order 128, the PNRI is headed by a Director assisted by a Deputy Director. It is composed of four technical divisions and one administrative/finance division.
The five divisions provide the Institute with research, nuclear-related, policy development, budgetary assistance, and technology development services respectively:
263 permanent positions make up the PNRI organization.
In the year 1958, the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission, which would later be known as PAEC, was established following the Republic Act No. 2067. This R.A. is also known as the "Science Act of 1958." In the early 1960s, the PAEC built the Philippine Research Reactor-1, the first nuclear reactor in the Philippines. The "Atomic Energy Regulatory and Liability Act of 1968" established the regulatory function and mandate of the PAEC whereas on December 13, 1974, Presidential Decree No. 606 established the PAEC as an independent and autonomous body. Three years later, the Presidential Decree 1206 of October 6, 1977 created the Ministry of Energy (MOE). From the MoE, the Philippine Atomic Energy Commission was transferred back to the Office of the President Executive under Order No. 613 in August 15, 1980 and transferred again to the Office of the Prime Minister under Executive Order No. 708 of July 2, 1981. In 1984, the PAEC was placed within the administrative administration of the Department of Science and Technology under the Executive Order No. 784. The Philippine Atomic Energy Commission became the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) in 1987.
In 1995, the trial of the Sterile insect technique (SIT) held in Guimaras was successful. In the succeeding year, Dr. William G. Padolina, Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology, served as the president of the 40th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). In celebration of the centennial of the discovery of radioactivity of 1997, the second Philippine Nuclear Congress was held in Manila.
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