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Article 1
This Standards is enacted pursuant to Article 47 of the Nuclear Materials and Radioactive Waste Management Act (hereinafter referred to as "this Act”)
Article 2
A fee of NT$3,600 shall be charged for each issuance or renewal of a construction license or operating license for the following facilities in accordance with this Act:
- Facilities for the production or storage of nuclear source material or nuclear fuel.
- Facilities for the treatment, storage, or final disposal of radioactive waste.
When applying for the following reviews, examinations, or the issuance or renewal of a license, a fee of NT$1,200 shall be charged per application per person:
- A review fee for the operator’s license of a production facility of nuclear source material or nuclear fuel.
- A review and an examination fee for participating in the examination conducted by the competent authority for operators of treatment facilities for radioactive waste.
- A license fee for issuing each operator’s license of a production facility of nuclear source material or nuclear fuel, or for operators of treatment facilities for radioactive waste.
- A review fee and a license fee for renewing each operator’s license of a production facility of nuclear source material or nuclear fuel, or for operators of treatment facilities for radioactive waste.
Article 3
To execute nuclear safeguard inspection together with the International Atomic Energy Agency, the competent authority shall charge an inspection fee of NT$200,000 for every nuclear safeguard facility each time.
Article 4
The review fees and the inspection fees for construction, operation and decommissioning of nuclear source materials or nuclear fuel production facilities are as follows:
- Construction, operation and decommissioning review fee: NT$10,000,000 for each application.
- Construction, operation and decommissioning inspection fee: NT$2,000,000 per facility per year.
The review fee for operating license renewal for the facilities referred to in the preceding paragraph: NT$5,000,000 for each application.
Article 5
The review fees and the inspection fees for construction, operation and decommissioning of nuclear source materials or nuclear fuel storage facilities are as follows:
- Construction, operation and decommissioning review fee: NT$2,000,000 for each application.
- Construction, operation and decommissioning annual inspection fee: NT$1,000,000 for each facility.
Where the nuclear source materials or nuclear fuel storage facilities referred to in the preceding paragraph are configured inside the nuclear reactor, nuclear source materials or nuclear fuel production facilities, and have been included in the original safety analysis report for the operating license, the construction and operation review fees and inspection fees may be waived. When a license for decommissioning is applied for together with the nuclear reactor, nuclear source materials or nuclear fuel production facilities, the decommissioning review fees and inspection fees may be waived.
The review fees for operating license renewal for the facilities referred to in Paragraph 1: NT$1,000,000 for each application.
Article 6
The review fees and the inspection fees for construction, operation and decommissioning of spent nuclear fuel storage facilities are as follows:
- Construction, operation and decommissioning review fee: NT$10,000,000 for each application.
- Construction, operation and decommissioning inspection fee: NT$2,000,000 for per facility.
Paragraph 2 of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the preceding paragraph.
The review fee for spent nuclear fuel cask: NT$2,000,000 for each application. Construction-inspection fee for cask: NT$100,000 for each.
The review fee for operating license renewal for the facilities referred to in Paragraph 1: NT$5,000,000 for each application.
Article 7
To obtain a permit for possession, use, import, export, transportation, storage, discarding, transfer, lease or pledge of nuclear source materials, a review fee of NT$3,000 shall be charged for each application.
The review fee for transit, transshipment en route of nuclear source materials shall be calculated according to the weight of uranium and thorium as recorded in the application, and these rates:
- Less than 10,000kg: NT$3,000 for each application.
- More than or equal to 10,000kg but less than 100,000kg: NT$10,000 for each application.
- More than or equal to 100,000kg but less than 200,000kg: NT$20,000 for each application.
- More than or equal to 200,000kg: NT$30,000 for each application.
Where the nuclear source materials are possessed or used inside the nuclear source materials or nuclear fuel production facilities, the review fee referred to in Paragraph 1 may be waived.
Article 8
The fee for inspection of nuclear source materials shall be calculated according to the weight of uranium and thorium as recorded in the permit, and these rates:
- Less than 1,000kg: NT$10,000 per year.
- More than or equal to 1,000kg but less than 10,000kg: NT$10,000 per year for each additional 1,000kg (the residual less than 1,000kg shall be calculated as 1,000kg).
- More than or equal to 10,000kg: NT$100,000 every year.
Article 9
To obtain a permit for possession, use, discarding, transfer, lease or pledge of nuclear fuel, a review fee of NT$60,000 shall be charged for each application.
Where the nuclear fuels are possessed or used in nuclear reactor facilities, nuclear source materials and nuclear fuel production or storage facilities, the above-mentioned review fee may be waived.
Article 10
The review fees and the inspection fees for import, export, transit, transshipment en route, and transport of nuclear fuel are as follows:
- Nuclear fuel safety control plan and transport plan review fee: NT$200,000 for each application.
- Nuclear fuel import and export review fee: NT$20,000 for each application.
- Nuclear fuel transit and transshipment en route review fee: NT$60,000 for each application.
- Nuclear fuel transport, transit or transshipment en route review fee: NT$100,000 for each application.
Article 11
The licensing fees and the inspection fees for import, export and transportation of spent nuclear fuel are as follows:
- Spent nuclear fuel safety control plans and transportation plans review fee: NT$2,000,000 for each application.
- Spent nuclear fuel import and export review fee: NT$40,000 for each application.
- Spent nuclear fuel transportation cask review fee: NT$2,000,000 for each application.
- Spent nuclear fuel transportation inspection fee: NT$200,000 for each transportation batch.
Where the transportation batch weighs less than 5kg, the fees prescribed in Subparagraphs 1 and 3 shall be waived.
Article 12
The review fees and the inspection fees for construction, operation and decommissioning of radioactive waste treatment facilities are as follows:
- Construction, operation and decommissioning review fee: NT$2,000,000 for each application.
- Construction and decommissioning inspection fee: NT$2,000,000 per facility per year.
- Operation inspection fee: NT$2,000,000 per facility per year. Where there is more than one treatment facility in a nuclear reactor facility, an additional NT$200,000 shall be charged for each treatment facility
Paragraph 2 of Article 5 shall apply mutatis to the preceding paragraph.
The review fee for operating license renewal for the facilities referred to in Paragraph 1: NT$1,000,000 for each application.
Article 13
The review fees and the inspection fees for construction, operation and decommissioning of low level radioactive waste storage facilities shall be charged in accordance with the preceding Article.
The review fees and inspection fees for construction, operation and decommissioning of low level waste storage facilities outside a nuclear reactor facility are as follows:
- Construction, operation and decommissioning review fee: NT$6,000,000 for each application.
- Construction, operation and decommissioning inspection fee: NT$3,000,000 per facility per year.
The review fee for low level radioactive waste storage or transport containers: NT$600,000 for each application. Construction-inspection fee for containers: NT$60,000 for each.
The review fee for low level radioactive waste storage facilities ten years evaluation report, maintenance plan and release plan: NT$600,000 for each application.
Paragraph 2 of Article 5 shall apply mutatis to Paragraph 1.
The review fee for operating license renewal for the facilities referred to in Paragraph 2: NT$3,000,000 for each application.
Article 14
The review fees and the inspection fees for construction, operation and decommissioning of high level waste storage facilities are as follows:
- Construction, operation, operating license renewal, and decommissioning review fee: NT$10,000,000 for each application.
- Construction, operation and decommissioning inspection fee: NT$2,000,000 for per facility per year.
- The review fee for high level radioactive waste storage casks: is NT$2,000,000 for each application.
Paragraph 2 of Article 5 shall apply mutatis mutandis to Paragraph 1.
Article 15
The review fees for construction, operating, operation license renewal, closure, and exemption from institutional control as well as the inspection fees for construction and operation of low level waste final disposal facilities are as follows:
- Construction, operation, and operating license renewal fee: NT$20,000,000 for each application.
- Construction and operation inspection fee: NT$8,000,000 per facility per year.
- The review fee for closure or exemption from institutional control: NT$8,000,000 for each application.
- The closure inspection fee: NT$5,000,000 per facility per year.
Article 16
The review fees for construction, operation, closure, and exemption from institutional control as well as the inspection fees for site characterization survey, construction, operation and closure of high level waste final disposal facilities are as follows:
- The site characterization survey inspection fee: NT$10,000,000 per facility per year.
- Construction and operation review fee: NT$60,000,000 for each application.
- Construction, operation and closure inspection fee: NT$20,000,000 per facility per year.
- The review fee for closure or exemption from institutional control: NT$20,000,000 for each application.
Article 17
To obtain a permit for import, export, transit, transshipment en route, discarding or transfer of radioactive waste weighing 1,000kg or more, NT$60,000 shall be charged for each application.
Article 18
Where radioactive wastes are exported for final disposal, a fee of NT$10,000,000 shall be charged for each applcaion for low level waste, and NT$40,000,000 for high level waste.
Article 19
The review fees and the inspection fees for transportation of radioactive wastes are as follows:
- Low level waste transportation plan review fee: NT$200,000 for each application.
- Low level waste transportation inspection fee: NT$100,000 for each transportation batch.
- High level waste transportation plan review fee: NT$2,000,000 for each application.
- High level waste transportation inspection fee: NT$200,000 for each transportation batch.
- High level waste transportation cask review fee: NT$4,000,000 for each applicaion.
Where the weight of each transportaion of low level wastes is less than 1,000kg, the transportation plan review fee and the transportation inspection fee shall be waived.
Article 20
In case multiple charges are involved in one application regarding the possession, use, import, export, transit, transshipment en route, transport, storage, discarding, transfer, lease or pledge of radioactive material, the fee with the highest rate shall applye.
Article 21
During the construction or operation period of production or storage facilities of nuclear source material or nuclear fuel, design or equipment changes involve significant safety considerations, a review fee of NT$600,000 shall be charged for each application.
Where the facilities referred to in the preceding paragraph are configured inside the nuclear reactor facility, and have been included in the original safety analysis report used to obtain the operating license, the review fee shall be waived.
Article 22
Agencies and Universities that establis research nuclear reactors or facilities referred to in Paragraph 1 of Article 21 shall be exempted from paying all charges stipulated in the Standards.
Article 23
The review fees shall be paid upon application, inspection fees after execution of inspection, and license fees upon granting of the license.
After being paid, the above-mentioned fees shall not be refunded or reserved unless incorrect payment, overpayment, or alteration of regulations occurs or there are other due reasons.
Article 24
This Standards shall be put into practice from the date of promulgation. |