History

The Asian Nuclear Safety Network (ANSN) was launched in 2002 to pool, analyse and share nuclear safety information, existing and new knowledge and practical experience among the countries.

The current participating countries are Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Australia, France, Germany and the USA are ANSN supporting countries. Pakistan is an associate country in activities related to the safety of nuclear power plants and/or strengthening their regulatory frameworks.

Objectives

The primary objective of ANSN is to pool, analyse and share nuclear safety information, existing and new knowledge and practical experience among the countries. Moreover, the ANSN is expected to be a platform for facilitating sustainable regional cooperation and for creating human networks and cyber communities among the specialists of those countries. Development of a regional capacity building system composed of knowledge network, regional cooperation and human networks will serve for enhancement of nuclear safety infrastructures in the participating countries and will serve eventually for ensuring and raising the safety levels of nuclear installations in the region. The ANSN has recently expanded to become a forum for broader safety strategy among countries in the region.

Management:

The ANSN Plenary is the highest level organ and is not a standing committee. The ANSN Plenary is responsible for high-level strategic planning, in order to fulfil the needs of ANSN member states for sustainable nuclear safety infrastructure.

The ANSN Steering Committee is a standing committee and is responsible for the planning, implementation and evaluation of ANSN activities.
Representation from each ANSN member state.

The ANSN Self-Assessment Coordination Group (SACG) encourages and supports ANSN member countries in implementing the ‘ANSN SA-Process’, providing appropriate guidance.

The ANSN Topical Groups are working in specific thematic areas to promote the ANSN at the forefront through holding regional workshops and training courses and finding practical and sustainable solutions to emerging issues and exchanging their experiences in respective areas.
IAEA acts as a Secretariat for the ANSN.

Products

ANSN Progress Reports: https://ansn.iaea.org/Common/ProgressReports.aspx
ANSN Regional Workshops: https://ansn.iaea.org/Level2/Organisation/RegionalActivities.aspx