Nuclear safety legislation has been incorporated into legislative planning
Source: China Nuclear Industry News Date: 2016-03-24
According to the website of the China Nuclear Energy Industry Association, during the just-concluded four sessions of the Twelfth National People ’s Congress, Yuan Zheng, deputy chairman of the National People ’s Congress Environment and Resources Commission, and other reporters answered questions from Chinese and foreign reporters at the press conference on issues related to “legislative work of the People ’s Congress” Questioning said that nuclear safety legislation had been incorporated into the legislative plan.
In response to a question from reporters: "Nuclear energy can play a very important role in the governance of the environment, but the risks brought about by nuclear accidents will also scare the public. How to look at this contradiction" Yuan Yuan said that how to deal with such contradictions requires the formulation of The Nuclear Safety Law enhances the effectiveness of the law, guarantees nuclear safety in accordance with the law, and eliminates or reduces people's concerns.
For example, he said that there were no nuclear accidents in France. The first was technical guarantee and the second was a complete legal system. In fact, China has been using nuclear energy peacefully for decades. The adopted nuclear technology is very safe, has a good nuclear safety record, and has formed a relatively complete nuclear industry system and regulatory system. It has also received high praise internationally. But people still have some concerns and fears.
How to deal with such contradictions requires the enactment of a nuclear safety law, enhancing the effectiveness of the law, ensuring nuclear safety in accordance with the law, and eliminating or reducing people's concerns. Enacting nuclear safety law is also fulfilling China's international commitments. At the Third Nuclear Safety Summit, President Xi Jinping made it clear that China adheres to a rational and coordinated view of nuclear safety, and solidly promotes the legalization of nuclear safety work. This is also a policy of the central government. Nuclear safety legislation has been incorporated into the legislative plan, and the SASAC is responsible for submitting it for review, and it is now in the process of progress.