1. Government Reform in Taiwan
Dr. Yi-Bin Chen, Director
Department of Nuclear Regulation
Taiwan Atomic Energy Council
September 23, 2013

2. Government Structure (Nuclear-related)
Executive Yuan
Supervise NPPs operation
Ministry of Economic Affairs
Enterprise Commission
Safety oversight
Atomic Energy Council
TPC
Institute of Nuclear Energy Research
Conduct nuclear research
National Science Council
Nuclear research funding
Environmental Protection Administration
Environmental impact review
Others

3. Current AEC Organization
Year 2009 Man power Budget (TWD)
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AEC HQs M
FCMA M
RMC M
Subtotal M
INER ,940M
About 1/3 of the staff in INER have advanced degrees.
(Of the 936, 291 (31%) with advanced degrees.)

4. Government Reform 4

5. Government Reform (1/3)
“Amendments to the Law Governing Organization of the Executive Yuan” passed in January 2010:
37 2nd-tier ministries  29 2nd-tier ministries
National Science Council + Atomic Energy Council
 Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST)
Ministry of Economic Affairs  Ministry of Economic and Energy Affairs

6. Government Reform (2/3)
The Executive Yuan further confirmed in mid- 2010:
Functions and resources of AEC HQs, FCMA, RMC and part of INER (supporting nuclear safety regulation) will be under MOST
All functions and resources of INER except those supporting nuclear safety regulation will be under MOEEA
Reform started from January 2012

7. Government Reform (3/3)
The Executive Yuan modified the proposed nuclear regulatory body in late 2012:
Functions and resources of AEC HQs, FCMA, RMC and part of INER (supporting nuclear safety regulation) will be a 3rd- tier independent Nuclear Safety Commission
All functions and resources of INER except those supporting nuclear safety regulation will still be under MOEEA
No permanent 3rd-tier organization directly under Executive Yuan existed before

8. Old Government Organizations
Executive Yuan
EPA
EIA review
AEC
nuclear regulatory
authority
MOEA
in charge of
energy policy
NSC
MOE
others
Sci & Tech
development
INER
R&D
FCMA
regulatory oversight
radioactive waste
RMC
environmental
monitoring
SEC
State-owned
Enterprise Commission
NTHU
TPC
state-owned utility
THOR
research reactor

9. Proposed Government Organizations
Executive Yuan
MOST
MOEEA
in charge of
energy policy
MOE
others
MOER
EIA review
in charge of
S & T develop.
NTHU
IER
R&D EB
SEC
others
NSA
Nuclear Safety
Authority
nuclear regulatory
authority
˙FCMR
RMC
environmental
monitoring
TPC
state-owned utility
THOR
research reactor

10. New Government Organizations (2013)
Executive Yuan
MOEEA
in charge of
energy policy
MOE
others
MOER
MOST
EIA review
in charge of
S & T develop.
NTHU
IER
R&D EB
SEC
NSC
nuclear Safety
Commission
nuclear regulatory
authority
˙FCMR
RMC
environmental
monitoring
TPC
state-owned utility
THOR
research reactor

11. New Nuclear Safety Commission
Chairman & Commissioners
Chief Executive Secretary
Advisory Committees
Nuclear Security & Emergency Response
Fuel Cycle & Materials Regulation
Planning
Nuclear Regulation
Radiation Protection
5 Divisions
3 Offices + Secretariat
2 Subordinate organizations
Office of Civil Service Ethics
Office of Personnel
Office of Accounting
Secretariat
Nuclear Regulatory Research Center
Radiation Monitoring Center

12. Thank you for your attention