Nuclear Regulation Authority

Nuclear Regulation Authority
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 19, 2012
JurisdictionGovernment of Japan
Headquarters9-9, Roppongi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 106-8450
Employees460
Agency executives
  • Toyoshi Fuketa, Chairman
  • Satoru Tanaka, Commissioner
  • Shinsuke Yamanaka, Commissioner
  • Nobuhiko Ban, Commissioner
  • Akira Ishiwatari, Commissioner
Websitehttp://www.nsr.go.jp/english/

The Nuclear Regulation Authority (Japanese: 原子力規制委員会, Hepburn: Genshiryoku Kisei Iinkai, NRA) is an administrative body of the Cabinet of Japan established to ensure nuclear safety in Japan as part of the Ministry of the Environment.[1][2] Established on September 19, 2012, its first head was Shunichi Tanaka.[3]

  1. ^ Nuclear Regulation Authority website index | Nuclear Regulation Authority Retrieved on September 22, 2012
  2. ^ Koppenborg, Florentine (2023). Japan's Nuclear Disaster and the Politics of Safety Governance. Cornell University Press. doi:10.7591/j.ctv2tcw9z2. ISBN 978-1-5017-7004-3.
  3. ^ The Daily Yomiuri Nuclear regulatory body faces mountain of urgent tasks September 21, 2012 Retrieved on September 22, 2012