Home>News Center>China
       
 

China to enhance cooperation in nuclear safety
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2004-10-21 01:07

China will expand international nuclear safety cooperation and improve supervision to guarantee safe operations of its nuclear installations, the nation's top environmental official said Wednesday.

 "China will sincerely implement the Convention on Nuclear Safety and draw on advanced technology and experience of other countries to ensure its nuclear safety meets international standards," said Xie Zhenhua, director of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA).

Xie made the remarks at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the founding of the National Nuclear Safety Administration ( NNSA) of China. The ceremony saw the presence of Tomihiro Taniguchi, deputy director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and officials of nuclear safety authorities from more than 40 countries.

NNSA was established in 1984 and since 1998, it has been under the supervision of SEPA. Under NNSA 's effective supervision, no major incidents have taken place in the nuclear installations during the past 20 years, said Xie.

Years' monitoring results also revealed that the radioactive elements in China's atmosphere, soil and surface and ground water are well within safety standards, he said.

However, he acknowledged that China still faced great challenge to ensure nuclear safety because it would build more nuclear power plants to meet the country's increasing energy demand.

Taniguchi spoke highly of NNSA's achievements, saying that the performance of the nuclear power stations under its supervision has been excellent.

"The fact that China is the world's leader in developing a large-scale nuclear program is, in no small amount, due to the regulatory effectiveness to assure safety. This has been supported by the sustained dedication and hard work of our colleagues in the NNSA, by their high technical competence and by China's strong political commitment," he said.

He said that because of the large scale and high quality of cooperation between the IAEA and China, China has been a strong promoting force to better meet the IAEA safety standards and to materialize the IAEA nuclear safety strategy.

"I sincerely believe that the NNSA, in the coming two decades, will strengthen its leadership role and continue to serve as a world model of good safety practices," he said.

Taniguchi is here to attend the International Conference on Topical Issues in Nuclear Installation Safety slated for Oct. 18- 22.



 
  Today's Top News     Top China News
 

Police learning to deal with kidnapping

 

   
 

Kids pick Kerry to be the next president

 

   
 

56 killed, 92 stranded in coal mine blast

 

   
 

Northern cold front sends mercury plunging

 

   
 

China shuts down illegal blood stations

 

   
 

Law on renewable energy in pipeline

 

   
  Mine blast kills 56, 148 others feared dead
   
  "Golden Week" holidays loses favour: survey
   
  Chinese art galleries to see "golden time"
   
  Beijing not to change one-child policy
   
  Official: Global talents welcome to China
   
  Guangdong reports income growth
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Related Stories  
   
China may import nuclear reactors from US
   
US to approve reactor sale to China soon
   
Efforts underway to restart six-party talks
   
Kim: DPRK seeks peace in Korean Peninsula
   
China aims to kickstart N.Korea talks
   
Dongfang Electric, Alsthom coop on nuke power
   
U.S., Europeans discuss nuclear deal for Iran
  News Talk  
  It is time to prepare for Beijing - 2008  
Advertisement