经济合作与发展组织(简称经合组织)的核能机构于1972年4月20日成立。它的前身是1957年12月成立的“欧洲核能机构”(当时属欧洲经济合作组织管)。成员国欧洲核能机构一开始有18个欧洲成员国。之后,日本(1972年)、澳大利亚(1973年)、加拿大(1975年)、芬兰和美国(1976年)相继参加。该机构一成立,加拿 The Nuclear Energy Agency of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was established on April 20, 1972. Its predecessor was the “European Nuclear Energy Agency” (informed by the European Economic Cooperation Organization) that was established in December 1957. Member States European nuclear energy agencies have 18 European member states at the beginning. Later, Japan (1972), Australia (1973), Canada (1975), Finland, and the United States (1976) participated. Once the agency was established, Canada