State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense

Function

SASTIND manages nuclear materials in both the civilian and military sectors. It is the principal authority for civilian nuclear cycle facilities (except nuclear power plants, which are in the purview of the National Energy Administration).

SASTIND manages all nuclear defense facilities other than nuclear weapons and naval nuclear materials sites. These include HEU, plutonium, and tritium production facilities and sites that manages waste from those facilities.