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Asian Nuclear Safety Network

 

The Asian Nuclear Safety Network (ANSN) was established by the IAEA in 2002 with the aim of pooling, analysing, and sharing nuclear safety-related information, knowledge, and experience among the ANSN Member States.

A few years later, as worldwide interest in launching nuclear power plant grew, the ANSN's focus shifted from being a knowledge-sharing mechanism, toward capacity building to support the initiation of nuclear power programme in ANSN Member States. ("ANSN Vision 2020", 2009)

After the Fukushima Daiichi accident in 2011, lessons learned from the accident added another aspect to the ANSN's main activities: encouraging each participating Member State's initiative in enhancing nuclear safety infrastructure. ANSN activities began to be based on the individual Member States' national plans with the assistance from the IAEA Secretariat. ("ANSN Vision", 2012)

Form more efficient and effective implementation of ANSN activities, the ANSN decided to encourage the ANSN Member States to conduct self-assessment on their safety infrastructure for a nuclear power programme, and to develop National Action Plans (NAPs), based on which the ANSN Action Plan would then be established. ("ANSN Vision", 2018)

Over 20 years since its inception, ANSN Member States have recognized capacity growth in the areas of regulatory infrastructure and safety assessment, and expanded application of radiation in diverse fields. This expansion has been accompanied by the emergence of new technologies, leading to changes in policies and focused programmes in the ANSN Member States.

Therefore, the ANSN decided to expand its technical scope to include radiation safety and nuclear security, to better reflect and respond to the changes observed in the ANSN Member States. ANSN has also reaffirmed its role as a facilitators of knowledge networking and cooperation among professionals and organizations within its Member States.



 







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