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06/13/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/13/2025 09:13

IAEA Holds First Training Course on Nuclear Law in China

The People's Republic of China is in the legislative approval process of the draft Atomic Energy Law which recently passed the second review of the National People's Congress (NPC) in April 2025. The country is also rapidly expanding its national nuclear power program, accounting for nearly half of all power reactors currently under construction worldwide.

An IAEA legislative assistance mission was conducted on 26-30 May 2025 in Beijing and Hainan at the request of the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA). The mission included the country's first ever IAEA national training course on nuclear law covering safety, security, liability, and the elements of a comprehensive national nuclear law, as well as the technical cooperation programme. Six high-level bilateral meetings on nuclear law were also held with several key stakeholders.

Opening the training course, Jinjun Wang, Deputy Director General of the CAEA, said: "International engagement like this course is vital for developing a robust and modernized national legal framework, one that nurtures a well-informed nuclear industry. It also strengthens future global collaboration by deepening our understanding of the international legal framework and other countries' legal systems."

The mission followed a bilateral meeting held earlier that month at IAEA Headquarters, where discussions were held on nuclear law and the legal frameworks for new nuclear technologies such as small modular reactors (SMRs) and fusion, as well as the high-level meeting held in October 2025 which focused on China's draft Atomic Energy Law.

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