NISA

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NISA was Japan’s former Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency responsible for regulating nuclear power and industrial safety before its functions were reorganized after the Fukushima disaster.

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instanceOf government agency
nuclear regulatory body
abbreviation NISA NERFINISHED
country Japan
criticizedFor handling of Fukushima accident
insufficient independence from industry
regulatory capture
dissolved 2012
dissolvedAfterEvent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
field industrial safety
nuclear safety
jurisdiction Government of Japan
languageOfName Japanese
location Tokyo
nativeName 原子力安全・保安院
operatedDuring Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster NERFINISHED
oversightOf Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant NERFINISHED
Tokyo Electric Power Company nuclear facilities
parentOrganization Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry NERFINISHED
reasonForReorganization conflict of interest concerns
criticism of regulatory capture
regionServed Japan
regulatedActivity handling of nuclear materials
industrial process safety
operation of nuclear reactors
regulatoryFunction enforcement of nuclear safety standards
industrial safety oversight
licensing of nuclear facilities
safety inspections
reorganizedInto Nuclear Regulation Authority NERFINISHED
responsibility industrial safety regulation
nuclear safety regulation
sectorRegulated industrial facilities
nuclear fuel cycle facilities
nuclear power plants
shortName NISA NERFINISHED
status defunct
subordinateTo Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry NERFINISHED
successor Nuclear Regulation Authority NERFINISHED
Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan NERFINISHED

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