National Nuclear Energy Commission

National Nuclear Energy Commission
Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear
AbbreviationCNEN
Formation10 October 1956
PurposeNuclear research, development, control, supervision and safety
HeadquartersRio de Janeiro, Brazil
President
Paulo Roberto Pertusi
Parent organization
Ministry of Science and Technology
Websitewww.cnen.gov.br

The National Nuclear Energy Commission (Portuguese: Comissão Nacional de Energia Nuclear; CNEN) is the Brazilian government agency responsible for orientation, planning, supervision, and control of the Brazil's nuclear program. The agency was created on 10 October 1956. The CNEN is under the direct control of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

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