China moving toward establishing its first law on nuclear power

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http://www.shimbun.denki.or.jp/en/news/20110708_03.html

China moving toward establishing its first law on nuclear power
Jul. 08, 2011

TOKYO --Chairman Zhang Huazhu of the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) revealed in an interview with the Denki Shimbun that the association would compile a draft of China's first Atomic Energy Act by December. Following the accident at the Fukushima I nuclear power station of Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc., there has been increased public attention in China to the country's own nuclear power policy. The outline of China's basic law on nuclear power is expected to take shape by the end of this year after having been shelved for nearly 30 years.

CNEA is currently developing a draft bill in cooperation with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Environmental Protection and other relevant Chinese ministries and agencies. While China's nuclear safety regulations are mainly based on ordinances issued by the State Council (equivalent of the Japanese Cabinet), there are currently no laws in China that are comparable to the Atomic Energy Basic Law of Japan.

In his comment on the draft bill being developed, Zhang stressed, "The leaderships of the Chinese government and political parties are placing a special focus on safety after the Fukushima accident." He indicated that additional laws concerning safeguards against earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters may be developed in the future with increased focus on nuclear safety by learning from Fukushima.

Some previous discussion:

Leading physicist calls China's nuclear programme 'rash and unsafe'
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x298290

and from before Fukushima:

A reality-based prediction of China's nuclear energy growth
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x270383

China waves caution flag on pace of nuclear new build
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x271812

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1. Your notion of "reality based" doesn't match China's

They're most recent 5-yr plan is post-Fukushima and calls for more than 80GWs by 2020, 200 GWs by 2030, and 400 GWs by 2040.