The Nuclear Safety Council ( Spanish : Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear ; CSN) is the independent Spanish institution of the General State Administration , whose main purpose is to ensure nuclear safety and the radiation protection of people and the environment. Its structure, functions, competencies and organization were extensively modified in October 2007 with law reforms. It is also a member of the Western European Nuclear Regulators' Association .
5-572: It also provides the operational data of nuclear power plants located in Spanish territory, reporting the mode of operation, thermal power, electric power, primary pressure, primary temperature, nuclear reactors , among others. All relevant facts relating to incidents in these facilities are registered. In 1975 Luis E. Echávarri was made project manager of the Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant . In 1985 he became technical director of
10-880: The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). He was born in 1949 in Bilbao , Spain . Mr. Echávarri has master's degrees from the Superior Technical School of Industrial Engineering of Bilbao University , and from the Faculty of Information Sciences of the Complutense University of Madrid . He is post-graduated from the Industrial Organization School of Madrid in Management, and is a Fellow of
15-694: The College of Industrial Engineers of Madrid. In 1975 Luis Echávarri joined Westinghouse Electric Company in Madrid, served also as a project manager of the Lemoniz , Sayago and Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant . In 1985 he became Technical Director of the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN), and in 1987 he was named Commissioner of the CSN. In 1995-1997 he held post of Director-General of
20-788: The Spanish Nuclear Industry Forum. In 1997 Luis Echávarri was appointed Director-General of NEA. He also represents the NEA on the Governing Board of the International Energy Agency (IEA), and he is a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency 's International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group. In 2009, Luis Echávarri run for the post of Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency , but
25-484: The Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN), and in 1987 he was named Commissioner of the CSN. Professor Elvira Romera became a member of the council in.March 2019. In 2024 senior staff of the council met the king. This Spain -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Luis E. Ech%C3%A1varri Luis Echávarri is the former Director-General of
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