China’s nuclear legal framework is composed of laws promulgated by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), administrative regulations issued by the State Council, and rules, technical guidelines and standards developed by relevant departments of the State Council.

　　In the nuclear field, two laws have been promulgated, namely, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Prevention and Control of Radioactive Pollution and the Nuclear Safety Law of the People’s Republic of China. Ten sets of administrative regulations have been issued, namely, the Regulations on the Safety Supervision and Management of Civilian Nuclear Installations, the Regulations on the Control of Nuclear Material, the Measures for Management of Radiopharmaceuticals, the Regulations on the Safety and Protection of Radioisotopes and Radiation Devices, the Regulations on Emergency Management of Nuclear Accidents at Nuclear Power Plants, the Regulations on Control of Nuclear Export, the Regulations on Control of Nuclear Dual-use Items and Related Technologies Export, the Regulations on the Supervision and Management of Civilian Nuclear Safety Equipment, the Regulations on the Safe Transportation of Radioactive Materials and the Regulations on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management. More than 100 sets of departmental rules as well as more than 1,000 sets of technical guidelines and standards have been developed.

　　The development of the Atomic Energy Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Management of Radioactive Waste, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Compensation for Nuclear Damages and the Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Nuclear Security is underway.