美国核电安全与法律规制

US Nuclear Power Safety and Legal Regulation

日本强震引发的核污染事件对全球核电安全管理敲响了警钟。美国是世界的核电大国,多年来运行着一套全面、协调、成熟的法律规制体系,其系统化的法律法规、易于操作的法律制度与权威高效的职能主管部门,在保障全美核电安全发展进程中发挥了重要作用;其运行法律规制体系与经验做法对我国核电安全发展也是很值得借鉴与参考的。

The catastrophic earthquake happened in Japan resulted in severe nuclear pollution, which has taken a toll on the management of global nuclear power safety. The United States is the largest country in developing nuclear power in the world, and it has had in place a comprehensive, consistent and mature regulatory system for years. Encompassing laws and regulations, operable legal mechanisms as well as efficient regulatory authority, all have played a vital role in assuring its nuclear power safety. The enabling legal regulatory system and practices of the US nuclear power sector have presented valuable experience and reference for China to develop safe nuclear power.