noun
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency; NISA
Abbreviation of 原子力安全・保安院 (げんしりょくあんぜん・ほあんいん). Refers to the former Japanese regulatory body; now replaced by the Nuclear Regulation Authority (原子力規制委員会).
保安院は2012年に廃止され、原子力規制委員会に移行した。
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency was abolished in 2012 and replaced by the Nuclear Regulation Authority.
Successor organization established after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
Abbreviation of 原子力安全・保安院 (Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency). The kanji 保安 (ほあん) means 'safety/security' and 院 (いん) is a suffix for institutions or agencies.