NNRA DG 2 WEEKS SCIENTIFIC VISIT TO CHINA

NNRA DG 2 WEEKS SCIENTIFIC VISIT TO CHINA

Representatives of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Africa Office Erik Peng and Fang Jiying paid a visit to the DG of NNRA as a follow-up to the 2 weeks scientific visit of the DG to China which was facilitated and sponsored by IAEA.

The DG visited China to understudy China's nuclear safety laws, regulatory systems, and requirements on Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs), nuclear safety, safety assessment, and technical review of nuclear facilities.

Other areas covered by the visit included long-term operation licensing procedures, cyber security of NPPs, regulatory requirements for equipment qualification, emergency preparedness and response, and China's nuclear safety culture.

The DG also while in China had a meeting with the Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment (MEE) and Head of the China National Nuclear Safety Administration (NNSA) and senior officials of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNCN)

The visit also saw the DG visiting several nuclear power plant sites around China.