Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency

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The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency was Japan’s former government body responsible for overseeing nuclear power safety and industrial regulation, notably scrutinized for its role during the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency ⓘ
regulatory authority ⓘ
abbreviation NISA ⓘ
country Japan ⓘ
criticizedBy Japanese Diet investigation committees ⓘ
linked to: Diet of Japan

international nuclear safety experts ⓘ
criticizedFor handling of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster ⓘ
insufficient independence from the nuclear industry ⓘ
regulatory capture ⓘ
dissolutionReason reform of Japan’s nuclear regulatory system after Fukushima disaster ⓘ
dissolved 2012 ⓘ
formedAsPartOf Japanese nuclear regulatory framework ⓘ
hasRegulatoryFunction enforcement actions for safety violations ⓘ
licensing of nuclear facilities ⓘ
periodic safety inspections ⓘ
safety review of nuclear plant designs ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of Japan ⓘ
languageOfWork Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn Japan ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ
nativeName 原子力安全・保安院 ⓘ
notableEvent Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster ⓘ
oversightArea industrial facilities safety ⓘ
nuclear fuel cycle facilities ⓘ
nuclear power generation ⓘ
parentOrganization Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ⓘ
partOf Japanese nuclear safety regulatory system ⓘ
regulatedEntity Japanese nuclear power operators ⓘ
Tokyo Electric Power Company ⓘ
responsibility enforcement of nuclear safety standards ⓘ
industrial safety inspections ⓘ
industrial safety regulation ⓘ
nuclear safety regulation ⓘ
oversight of nuclear fuel cycle activities ⓘ
oversight of nuclear power plants in Japan ⓘ
regulation of nuclear facilities ⓘ
safety inspections of nuclear installations ⓘ
roleInEvent regulator responsible for oversight of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant ⓘ
sector industrial safety ⓘ
nuclear energy ⓘ
shortName Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (Japan) ⓘ
subordinateTo Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry ⓘ
succeededBy Nuclear Regulation Authority ⓘ
Nuclear Regulation Authority (Japan) ⓘ
timePeriod pre-Fukushima nuclear regulatory regime in Japan ⓘ

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster → countryRegulator → Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency ⓘ
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant → previousRegulator → Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency ⓘ
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency → nativeName → 原子力安全・保安院 ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency → shortName → Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (Japan) ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
Nuclear Regulation Authority (Japan) → predecessor → Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency ⓘ
Fukushima Daiichi Unit 3 → regulatoryBody → Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency of Japan (at time of accident) ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4 → regulator → Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 → regulator → Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency of Japan (historical) ⓘ
linked to: Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency