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{{Infobox Government agency
{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name = Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan
|agency_name = Nuclear Safety Commission
|nativename =
|nativename =
|nativename_a = 行政院原子能委員會
|nativename_a = 核能安全委員會
|nativename_r = Xíngzhèng Yuàn Yuánzǐnéng Wěiyuánhuì
|nativename_r = Yuánzǐnéng Wěiyuánhuì ([[Taiwanese Mandarin|Mandarin]])<br>Ngièn-chṳ́-nèn Vî-yèn-fi ([[Taiwanese Hakka|Hakka]])
|logo = ROC Atomic Energy Council Seal.svg
|logo =
|logo_width = 150px
|logo_width =
|logo_caption = Logo
|logo_caption =
|seal = ROC Atomic Energy Council Flag.svg
|seal = 核能安全委員會 會徽.png
|seal_width = 250px
|seal_width =
|seal_caption = Flag
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|formed = 16 May 1955
|formed = 16 May 1955
|preceding1 =
|preceding1 =
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|dissolved =
|dissolved =
|superseding =
|superseding =
|jurisdiction = [[Republic of China (Taiwan)]]
|jurisdiction = [[Taiwan]] (Republic of China)
|headquarters = [[Yonghe District|Yonghe]], [[New Taipei]]
|headquarters = [[Yonghe District|Yonghe]], [[New Taipei City|New Taipei]]
|employees = 1,160
|employees = 1,160
|budget =
|budget =
|minister1_name = [[Hsieh Shou-shing]]
|minister1_name = [[Hsieh Shou-shing]]
|minister1_pfo = Minister
|minister1_pfo = Minister
|minister2_name = [[Tsai Huei-min]], [[Chiu Tzu-tsung]]
|minister2_name = [[Chang Ching-wen]], [[Liu Wen-chung]]
|minister2_pfo = Deputy Ministers
|minister2_pfo = Deputy Ministers
|chief_name =
|chief_name =
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|child1_agency =
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|website = {{url|http://www.aec.gov.tw/english/|www.aec.gov.tw}}
|website = {{url|https://www.nusc.gov.tw/|www.nusc.gov.tw}}
|footnotes =
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}}
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The '''Atomic Energy Council''' ('''AEC'''; {{zh|c=行政院原子能委員會|p=Xíngzhèng Yuàn Yuánzǐnéng Wěiyuánhuì}}) is an independent government agency of the [[Executive Yuan]] of the [[Republic of China (Taiwan)]] which is responsible for atomic safety, development and regulations. It also conducts research and development into atomic technologies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.tw/english/ |title=Atomic Energy Council |publisher=Aec.gov.tw |date= |accessdate=2014-05-07}}</ref>
The '''Nuclear Safety Commission''' ('''NSC'''; {{zh|c=核能安全委員會|p=Xíngzhèng Yuàn Yuánzǐnéng Wěiyuánhuì|poj=Hêng-chèng Īⁿ Goân-chú-lêng Úi-oân-hōe}}) is an independent government agency of the [[Executive Yuan]] of the Republic of China ([[Taiwan]]) which is responsible for atomic safety, development and regulations. It also conducts research and development into atomic technologies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.tw/english/ |title=Atomic Energy Council |publisher=Aec.gov.tw |access-date=2014-05-07}}</ref> It is affiliated with [[IAEA]] by special agreements to safeguard the peaceful development of the nuclear energy by the [[Republic of China]] government.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aec.gov.tw/english/Administration-Regulations/IAEA-84.html | title=IAEA | date=7 July 2022 }}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The agency was created in 1955 by the Executive Yuan. Since then, it has assisted industry in developing nuclear power for commercial use and allowed universities to conduct research into atomic energy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.tw/english/intro/article4.php |title=Atomic Energy Council |publisher=Aec.gov.tw |date= |accessdate=2014-05-07}}</ref>
The agency was created in 1955 as the Atomic Energy Council by the Executive Yuan. Since then, it has assisted industry in developing nuclear power for commercial use and allowed universities to conduct research into atomic energy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.tw/english/intro/article4.php |title=Atomic Energy Council |publisher=Aec.gov.tw |access-date=2014-05-07}}</ref>


The agency is still primarily responsible for the supervision of nuclear power plants, nuclear facilities, and radiation workplaces. It also strictly implement the laws for nuclear safety control, radiation protection, environmental detection, and proper administration of radioactive waste management to ensure the safety of nuclear applications, general public and investigate applications for atomic energy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.tw/english/intro/article1.php |title=Atomic Energy Council |publisher=Aec.gov.tw |date= |accessdate=2014-05-07}}</ref>
The agency is still primarily responsible for the supervision of nuclear power plants, nuclear facilities, and radiation workplaces. It also strictly implement the laws for nuclear safety control, radiation protection, environmental detection, and proper administration of radioactive waste management to ensure the safety of nuclear applications, general public and investigate applications for atomic energy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.tw/english/intro/article1.php |title=Atomic Energy Council |publisher=Aec.gov.tw |access-date=2014-05-07}}</ref>


== Administrative Structure ==
== Administrative structure ==
The agency is organized into the following areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.tw/english/events/article.php |title=Atomic Energy Council |publisher=Aec.gov.tw |date= |accessdate=2014-05-07}}</ref>
The agency is organized into the following areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aec.gov.tw/english/events/article.php |title=Atomic Energy Council |publisher=Aec.gov.tw |access-date=2014-05-07}}</ref>


===Departments===
===Departments===
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* [[Radiation Monitoring Center]]
* [[Radiation Monitoring Center]]
* Fuel Cycle and Materials Administration
* Fuel Cycle and Materials Administration
* [[National Atomic Research Institute]]
* [[Institute of Nuclear Energy Research]]


===Advisory Committees===
===Advisory committees===
* Advisory Committee on Nuclear Legislation
* Advisory Committee on Nuclear Legislation
* Advisory Committee on Nuclear Facility Safety
* Advisory Committee on Nuclear Facility Safety
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* Advisory Committee on Handling of State Compensation Cases
* Advisory Committee on Handling of State Compensation Cases


==List of Ministers==
==List of ministers==
[[File:原能會主委謝曉星.jpg|thumb|[[Hsieh Shou-shing]], the incumbent Minister of Atomic Energy Council]]
<!--[[File:原能會主委謝曉星 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Hsieh Shou-shing]], the incumbent Minister of Atomic Energy Council]]-->

* [[Chang Chi-yun]] (2 June 1955 – July 1958)
{| class="wikitable"
* {{ill|Mei Yi-chi|zh|梅貽琦}} (July 1958 – 19 May 1962)
|--
* [[Li Hsi-mou]] (7 July 1962 – 27 February 1963)
! №
* {{ill|Huang Chi-lu|zh|黃季陸}} (28 February 1963 – 19 April 1966)
! width="180"|Name
* [[Yen Chen-hsing]] (20 April 1966 – 5 December 1971)
! colspan=2 width="180"|Term of office
* [[Chien Shih-Liang]] (6 December 1971 – 9 July 1981)
! Days
* Yen Chen-hsing (10 April 1981 – 1 June 1990)
! width="180"|Cabinet
* Hsu Yi-yun (許翼雲; 2 June 1990 – 9 June 1996)
|--
* [[Hu Chin-piao]] (10 June 1996 – 19 May 2000)
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
* [[Hsia Te-yu]] (20 May 2000 – 6 March 2001)
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 1
* Hu Chin-piao (7 March 2001 – 31 January 2002)
| align=center|[[Chang Chi-yun]] (張其昀)
* {{ill|Ouyang Min-shen|zh|歐陽敏盛}} (1 February 2002 – 20 May 2007)
| 2 June 1955 || July 1958 ||
* [[Su Shian-jang]] (蘇獻章) (21 May 2007 – 19 May 2008)
| [[Yu Hung-chun]]
* [[Tsai Chuen-horng]] (20 May 2008 – 31 January 2016)
|--
* [[Chou Yuan-chin]] (1 February 2016 – 19 May 2016)
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
* [[Hsieh Shou-shing]] (since 20 May 2016)
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 2
| align=center|[[Mei Yi-chi]] (梅貽琦)
| July 1958 || 19 May 1962<ref>Died in office.</ref> ||
| [[Chen Cheng]] II
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | —
| align=center|[[Li Hsi-mou]] (李熙謀)
| 7 June 1962 || 27 February 1963 || {{age in days|1962|6|7|1963|2|28}}
| [[Chen Cheng]] II
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 3
| align=center|{{ill|Huang Chi-lu|zh|黃季陸}} (黃季陸)
| 28 February 1963 || 19 April 1966 || {{age in days|1963|2|28|1966|4|20}}
| [[Chen Cheng]] II<br>[[Yen Chia-kan]]
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 4
| align=center|[[Yen Chen-hsing]] (閻振興)
| 20 April 1966 || 5 December 1971 || {{age in days|1966|4|20|1971|12|6}}
| [[Yen Chia-kan]]
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 5
| align=center|[[Chien Shih-Liang]] (錢思亮)
| 6 December 1971 || 9 July 1981 || {{age in days|1971|12|6|1981|7|10}}
| [[Yen Chia-kan]]<br>[[Chiang Ching-kuo]]<br>[[Sun Yun-suan]]
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 6
| align=center|[[Yen Chen-hsing]] (閻振興)
| 10 July 1981 || 1 June 1990 || {{age in days|1981|7|10|1990|6|2}}
| [[Sun Yun-suan]]<br>[[Yu Kuo-hua]]<br>[[Lee Huan]]<br>[[Hau Pei-tsun]]
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 7
| align=center|[[Hsu Yi-yun]] (許翼雲)
| 2 June 1990 || 10 June 1996 || {{age in days|1990|6|2|1996|6|10}}
| [[Hau Pei-tsun]]<br>[[Lien Chan]]
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 8
| align=center|[[Hu Chin-piao]] (胡錦標)
| 10 June 1996 || 19 May 2000 || {{age in days|1996|6|10|2000|5|20}}
| [[Lien Chan]]<br>[[Vincent Siew]]
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 9
| align=center|[[Hsia Te-yu]] (夏德鈺)
| 20 May 2000 || 6 March 2001 || {{age in days|2000|5|20|2001|3|7}}
| [[Tang Fei]]<br>[[Chang Chun-hsiung]] I
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 10
| align=center|[[Hu Chin-piao]] (胡錦標)
| 7 March 2001 || 31 January 2002 || {{age in days|2001|3|7|2002|2|1}}
| [[Chang Chun-hsiung]] I
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 11
| align=center|{{ill|Ouyang Min-shen|zh|歐陽敏盛}} (歐陽敏盛)
| 1 February 2002 || 20 May 2007 || {{age in days|2002|2|1|2007|5|21}}
| [[Yu Shyi-kun]]<br>[[Frank Hsieh]]<br>[[Su Tseng-chang]] I
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 12
| align=center|[[Su Shian-jang]] (蘇獻章)
| 21 May 2007 || 19 May 2008 || {{age in days|2007|5|21|2008|5|20}}
| [[Chang Chun-hsiung]] II
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 13
| align=center|[[Tsai Chuen-horng]] (蔡春鴻)
| 20 May 2008 || 31 January 2016 || {{age in days|2008|5|20|2016|2|1}}
| [[Liu Chao-shiuan]]<br>[[Wu Den-yih]]<br>[[Sean Chen (politician)|Sean Chen]]<br>[[Jiang Yi-huah]]<br>[[Mao Chi-kuo]]
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 14
| align=center|[[Chou Yuan-chin]] (周源卿)
| 1 February 2016 || 19 May 2016 || {{age in days|2016|2|1|2016|5|20}}
| [[Chang San-cheng]]
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 15
| align=center|[[Hsieh Shou-shing]] (謝曉星)
| 20 May 2016 || 11 January 2023 || {{age in days|2016|5|20|2023|1|11}}
| [[Lin Chuan]]<br>[[William Lai]]<br>[[Su Tseng-chang]] II
|--
|-- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
! style="background:{{party color|non-partisan}}; color:black;" | 16
| align=center|[[Chang Ching-wen]] (張靜文)
| 31 January 2023 || ''Incumbent'' || {{age in days|2023|1|31}}
| [[Chen Chien-jen]]
|--
|}


==Transportation==
==Transportation==
The council is accessible within walking distance South West from [[Gongguan Station]] of the [[Taipei Metro]].
The council is near Fuhe Bridge, [[Yonghe District]], [[New Taipei City]].


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons category|Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan}}
{{Commons category|Atomic Energy Council, Executive Yuan}}
* {{Official website|http://www.aec.gov.tw/|Atomic Energy Council official website}} {{zh icon}}
* {{Official website|https://www.nusc.gov.tw/|Official website}} {{in lang|zh}}
* [http://www.aec.gov.tw/english/intro/aec_profile.pdf Introduction to AEC - The Atomic Energy Council]
* [http://www.aec.gov.tw/english/intro/aec_profile.pdf Introduction to AEC - The Atomic Energy Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227084552/http://www.aec.gov.tw/english/intro/aec_profile.pdf |date=2014-02-27 }}


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25°0′11.37″N 121°31′35.51″E / 25.0031583°N 121.5265306°E / 25.0031583; 121.5265306

Nuclear Safety Commission
核能安全委員會
Yuánzǐnéng Wěiyuánhuì (Mandarin)
Ngièn-chṳ́-nèn Vî-yèn-fi (Hakka)
Agency overview
Formed16 May 1955
JurisdictionTaiwan (Republic of China)
HeadquartersYonghe, New Taipei
Employees1,160
Ministers responsible
Parent agencyExecutive Yuan
Websitewww.nusc.gov.tw

The Nuclear Safety Commission (NSC; Chinese: 核能安全委員會; pinyin: Xíngzhèng Yuàn Yuánzǐnéng Wěiyuánhuì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hêng-chèng Īⁿ Goân-chú-lêng Úi-oân-hōe) is an independent government agency of the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) which is responsible for atomic safety, development and regulations. It also conducts research and development into atomic technologies.[1] It is affiliated with IAEA by special agreements to safeguard the peaceful development of the nuclear energy by the Republic of China government.[2]

History[edit]

The agency was created in 1955 as the Atomic Energy Council by the Executive Yuan. Since then, it has assisted industry in developing nuclear power for commercial use and allowed universities to conduct research into atomic energy.[3]

The agency is still primarily responsible for the supervision of nuclear power plants, nuclear facilities, and radiation workplaces. It also strictly implement the laws for nuclear safety control, radiation protection, environmental detection, and proper administration of radioactive waste management to ensure the safety of nuclear applications, general public and investigate applications for atomic energy.[4]

Administrative structure[edit]

The agency is organized into the following areas.[5]

Departments[edit]

  • Department of Nuclear Technology
  • Department of Radiation Protection
  • Department of Nuclear Regulation
  • Department of Planning

Offices[edit]

  • Office of Security
  • Office of Personnel
  • Office of Accounting
  • Secretariat

Agencies[edit]

Advisory committees[edit]

  • Advisory Committee on Nuclear Legislation
  • Advisory Committee on Nuclear Facility Safety
  • Advisory Committee on Ionizing Radiation Safety
  • Advisory Committee on Radioactive Materials Safety
  • Supervising Committee on Nuclear Safety of the Lungmen Station
  • Advisory Committee on Nuclear Accident Investigation and Evaluation
  • Evaluation Committee on Research and Development Achievements
  • Advisory Committee on Handling of State Compensation Cases

List of ministers[edit]

№ Name Term of office Days Cabinet
1 Chang Chi-yun (張其昀) 2 June 1955 July 1958 Yu Hung-chun
2 Mei Yi-chi (梅貽琦) July 1958 19 May 1962[6] Chen Cheng II
— Li Hsi-mou (李熙謀) 7 June 1962 27 February 1963 266 Chen Cheng II
3 Huang Chi-lu [zh] (黃季陸) 28 February 1963 19 April 1966 1147 Chen Cheng II
Yen Chia-kan
4 Yen Chen-hsing (閻振興) 20 April 1966 5 December 1971 2056 Yen Chia-kan
5 Chien Shih-Liang (錢思亮) 6 December 1971 9 July 1981 3504 Yen Chia-kan
Chiang Ching-kuo
Sun Yun-suan
6 Yen Chen-hsing (閻振興) 10 July 1981 1 June 1990 3249 Sun Yun-suan
Yu Kuo-hua
Lee Huan
Hau Pei-tsun
7 Hsu Yi-yun (許翼雲) 2 June 1990 10 June 1996 2200 Hau Pei-tsun
Lien Chan
8 Hu Chin-piao (胡錦標) 10 June 1996 19 May 2000 1440 Lien Chan
Vincent Siew
9 Hsia Te-yu (夏德鈺) 20 May 2000 6 March 2001 291 Tang Fei
Chang Chun-hsiung I
10 Hu Chin-piao (胡錦標) 7 March 2001 31 January 2002 331 Chang Chun-hsiung I
11 Ouyang Min-shen [zh] (歐陽敏盛) 1 February 2002 20 May 2007 1935 Yu Shyi-kun
Frank Hsieh
Su Tseng-chang I
12 Su Shian-jang (蘇獻章) 21 May 2007 19 May 2008 365 Chang Chun-hsiung II
13 Tsai Chuen-horng (蔡春鴻) 20 May 2008 31 January 2016 2813 Liu Chao-shiuan
Wu Den-yih
Sean Chen
Jiang Yi-huah
Mao Chi-kuo
14 Chou Yuan-chin (周源卿) 1 February 2016 19 May 2016 109 Chang San-cheng
15 Hsieh Shou-shing (謝曉星) 20 May 2016 11 January 2023 2427 Lin Chuan
William Lai
Su Tseng-chang II
16 Chang Ching-wen (張靜文) 31 January 2023 Incumbent 512 Chen Chien-jen

Transportation[edit]

The council is near Fuhe Bridge, Yonghe District, New Taipei City.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Atomic Energy Council". Aec.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  2. ^ "IAEA". 7 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Atomic Energy Council". Aec.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  4. ^ "Atomic Energy Council". Aec.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  5. ^ "Atomic Energy Council". Aec.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  6. ^ Died in office.

External links[edit]

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