The Chinese government has set a goal to enact a more comprehensive nuclear security law by 2018 as the nation shifts to nuclear energy to power up its industries.

The envisioned law will have higher standards as a reaction to global concerns over the safety and security measures being implemented after the meltdown of the Fukushima-Daichi nuclear power plant in Japan in the aftermath of a Magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.

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A member of the National People's Congress, Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee legislator Sun Qin said in an interview that the first draft will be released this year.

Qin adds that the draft law will pass through careful reviews through second and third readings before it is enacted into law before 2018, when the current term of the members of the NPC expires.

The incident in Japan ended the long and cantankerous debates on whether or not China will adopt the third generation nuclear technology for its next phase of energy requirements until 2020.

Moving away from coal fired generators, China will now use third generation nuclear energy technology  to provide power to its growing commerce and industries.

In October 2012, the State Council, China's cabinet, approved the nuclear security plan and the medium to long-term nuclear energy development plan.

The World Nuclear Association (WNA) says that third-generation nuclear technology provides "passive safety protocols," where it requires no intervention or direct active controls to avoid accidents resulting from malfunctions.

Current nuclear reactors use active safety protocols that follow specific step-by-step actions that operators need to follow.

The shift to nuclear energy is China's most urgent solution to arrest the growing impact of air pollution compounded by the country's dependence on coal for energy generation.

Premier Li Keqiang said earlier this year that the government is set to groundbreak several nuclear power plant projects this 2014.