National Energy Administration

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

The National Energy Administration, known as the NEA, is a government agency responsible for overseeing power plants, such as their operation and construction as well as regulating uranium mining.

=History= On October 1, 3752, the NEA officially became an independent agency with the passage of The Independent Agency Act. The autonomy allows for little oversight and regulation from the government, although it still receives a large amount of funding from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.

=Organization=

=Jurisdiction and Authorities= The NEA has the jurisdiction to regulate all power plants within the territorial borders of Rutania, be they public or private and has the authority to set standards that must be adhered to. Power plants must meet minimum safety and operational standards in order to remain open and every 20 years, are required to face inspection in order to have their permit extended. The NEA is responsible for permitting or denying the construction of new power stations and the process for approval/denial is often lengthy, taking up upwards of 2 years to complete. The process is carried out by a special task force headed by the Chief Investigator of the NEA, which is also the Deputy Chairman of the agency. The Parliament does not generally review NEA decisions, but decisions can be appealed and are reviewable by the federal courts.

As Terra's largest source and exporter of Uranium, the NEA in its current form was set up to ensure standards were met so that a fair market could be established and companies would be forced to observe rules concerning land/mine ownership, sub-contracting and labor. As with power stations, the NEA sets standards and issues permits to companies wishing to mine uranium within the territorial borders of the country. This has been very controversial as some companies preferred the former arrangement which allowed mining without the extensive oversight of the NEA; that arrangement also led to corruption and serious mismanagement.

The NEA used to be self-funding by operations by charging an annual fees on the industries it regulated when it was apart of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, but that arrangement was changed once it became an independent agency. Now, it receives a subsidy of about 250 million RUT.

=Leadership= The NEA is led by an chairman who's nominated by the President and serves at the pleasure of him/her with no term limits.


 * Joseph Rohner (3755-present)

=Links= Government of Rutania

List of Independent government agencies