The objectives of the Asian Nuclear Safety Network (ANSN) is to pool and share existing and new technical knowledge and practical experience in the South East Asian Region to improve the safety of nuclear installations.

It aims at the sustainability of national and regional nuclear safety infrastructures and optimum use of existing and new nuclear safety information and is implemented in the frame of the IAEA's Extrabudgetary Programme (EBP) on the Safety of Nuclear Installations in the South East Asia, Pacific and Far East Countries.

The participating countries are: China, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. Australia, France, Germany, and USA provide in-kind and/or financial support to the project. The IAEA plays a coordinating and facilitating role in the ANSN implementation.