| Legislative： |
1.Promulgated on September 10, 2003
2.Amendment of Article 2, Article 5, Article 19, on July 25, 2019 by the Atomic Energy Council Perits decree No. Huei-Tsong-Tsu-10800084831 |
| Content： |
Article 1.
This Operational Regulations (hereinafter referred as Regulations) is enacted pursuant
to Paragraph 2 of Article 7 of the Nuclear Materials and Radioactive Waste
Management Act (hereinafter referred as "the Act").
Article 2.
Definitions of terminologies used in this Regulations are as follows:
1. Nuclear safeguards materials are classified below:
i. Uranium or uranium-containing materials; uranium-containing materials refers
to materials with a weight percentage of uranium no less than 0.05%.
ii. Plutonium or plutonium-containing materials.
iii.Thorium or thorium-containing materials; thorium-containing materials refers
to materials with a weight percentage of thorium no less than 0.05%.
iv. Deuterium or deuterium-containing materials: deuterium, heavy water
(deuterium oxide), or other deuterated compounds that are used in a nuclear
reactor and have been imported or exported consecutively for 12 months, which
weigh more than 200 kg and have a weight percentage of deuterium and
hydrogen nuclei no less than 0.02%.
v. Those materials other than the above four types designated by the competent
authorities to be included as nuclear safeguards materials.
2. Effective kilogram, a special unit in weight used in safeguarding nuclear materials
of uranium (including enriched uranium, natural uranium, or depleted uranium),
plutonium, or thorium, is calculated based on the following computation formulas:
i. Uranium with a weight percentage in the uranium-235 isotope of 1% or above, the
quantity in effective kilograms is the product of the Uranium weight in
kilograms multiplied by the square of the weight percentage in the uranium-235
isotope.
ii. Uranium with a weight percentage in the uranium-235 isotope of between 1% and
0.5%, the quantity in effective kilograms is the product of the Uranium weight
in kilograms multiplied by 0.0001.
iii.Uranium with a weight percentage in the uranium-235 isotope of below 0.5%,
the quantity in effective kilograms is the product of the Uranium weight in
kilograms multiplied by 0.00005.
iv. Uranium containing uranium-233, the computation formulas for effective
kilograms are the same as those for uranium-235.
v. Plutonium, the quantity in effective kilograms is its weight in kilograms.
vi.Thorium, the quantity in effective kilograms is the product of its weight
in kilograms multiplied by 0.00005.
3. Nuclear safeguards facilities are defined as follows:
i. Research, power generation, or other nuclear reactor facilities.
ii.Production or storage facilities for nuclear source materials or nuclear
fuels; facilities for management, storage, or final disposal of spent fuel.
iii.Facilities storing nuclear safeguards materials in excess of one effective
kilogram or any other locations designated by the competent authorities.
Article 3.
International contacts and communications in nuclear safeguards operations shall be
conducted by the competent authorities.
Article 4.
Possession, use, import, export, transit, en route transshipment, transport, storage,
disposal, assignment, lease, rental, and pledge-setting of the nuclear safeguards
materials described in Item 1 to 3 of Paragraph 1 of Article 2 shall apply with the
competent authorities as stipulated by the Regulations for Nuclear Source Fuels
Operational Safety Management or Regulations for Nuclear Fuels Operational Safety
Management.
Article 5.
When importing or exporting nuclear safeguards materials other than those specified
in the preceding Article, an applicant shall report to the competent authorities
for future reference before the 10th of the following month, along with a report
on the use ofthese materials.
The report mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall state the following:
1.The name and office of the licensee; or the name and residence, in case if the
licensee is a natural person.
2.Purposes and methods of the use.
3.Types and quantities of the nuclear safeguards materials.
4.Operation sites of the nuclear safeguards materials.
5.Expected holding periods of the nuclear safeguards materials.
6.Any others designated by the competent authorities.
Article 6.
Shall the nuclear safeguards materials being applied according to the preceding
Article meet one of the following conditions, the applicant is exempted from
submission of the relevant material and accounting reports:
1.Accumulated holding of uranium or materials containing uranium-235 is no more
than 0.01 effective kilogram (calculated based on the quantity in effective
kilograms for uranium).
2.Accumulated holding of thorium or materials containing uranium-233 is no more
than 0.01 effective kilogram (calculated based on the quantity in effective
kilograms for thorium).
3.Other conditions specified by the competent authorities.
Article 7.
The licensees shall assign units or personnel to be in charge of handling nuclear
safeguards materials and material accounting, strictly enforce hand-over procedures,
establish accounting and reporting systems, and ensure reconciliation of the
material accounting records.
Article 8.
The licensees shall submit changes in nuclear safeguards materials at their nuclear
safeguards facilities in the preceding month to the competent authorities by
filling out relevant reports and forms no later than the fifteenth of each month.
Article 9.
The licensees shall fill out the nuclear material balance report according to their
material and accounting records twice a year and submit to the competent authorities
for reference by January 31 and July 31 every year. When necessary, the competent
authorities may require the licensees to verify its inventory.
Article 10.
The licensees shall, according to the instructions by the competent authorities,
take an inventory on their nuclear safeguards materials every twelve to eighteen
months and submit the results to the competent authorities by filling out relevant reports and forms within fifteen days of the inventory-taking date or a deadline
set by the competent authorities. The licensees shall follow competent authorities instruction to apply for an inspection to verify the inventory of the nuclear
safeguards materials every twelve to eighteen months, as well as submit the
application and confirm with the competent authorities thirty and ten days prior
to the scheduled inspection date, respectively.If a physical inventory inspection
is requested, the licensee shall apply ten days before the expected inspection date.
Article 11.
The licensees shall, within the designated deadline, submit change in nuclear
safeguards materials, inventory-taking results, follow-up reports, and
supplementary explanations to the competent authorities.
Article 12.
In regard to an international transfer of nuclear safeguards materials, the licensee
shall apply for permission with the competent authorities according to the
regulations six weeks prior to the scheduled transfer date. For any change
in the afore-mentioned transfer, the licensee shall notify the competent
authorities immediately and then supplement with detailed written reports.
Article 13.
In regard to construction or operation of nuclear safeguards facilities according
to Item 1 and 2 of Paragraph 3 of Article 2 in this Regulations, the licensee
shall submit the initial design information and questionnaire when applying
for the facility construction license and final design information and
questionnaire eight months before commencement of the facility operation.
In regard to nuclear safeguards facilities prescribed in Item 3 of Paragraph 3
of Article 2 in this Regulations, the licensee shall submit the design information
and questionnaire eight months before initial receipt of nuclear safeguards
materials.
Article 14.
In relation to any change in plan of content in the design information at the
nuclear safeguards facilities, the licensee shall apply for reference and
review with the competent authorities three months prior to the scheduled
implementation of the change.
Article 15.
The competent authorities or organizations designated by the competent authorities
can install containment, detection, and monitoring equipment and devices at various
nuclear safeguards facilities as well as seal nuclear safeguards materials and
equipment.
Article 16.
When enforcing various inspections and monitoring, inspectors assigned in accordance
with Item 1 of Article 7 of this Regulations shall carry with them identity-proving
documents before entering various nuclear safeguards facilities and any other sites
designated by the competent authorities for execution of nuclear safeguards
inspections.
Article 17.
The licensee shall appoint special personnel to accommodate inspectors who carry
out nuclear safeguards inspections and prepare relevant documents, materials and
accounting records, and any other information designated by the competent
authorities necessary for the inspections.
Article 18.
In regard to the stops and places en route within the nuclear safeguards inspection
route passed by the inspector, the units being inspected shall proactively inform
in advance radiation conditions and safety concerns regarding the sites
as well as provide necessary radiation protection equipment and outfits
to the inspector.
Article 19.
A licensee shall, within two hours of uncovering differences in nuclear safeguards
materials other than the quantity needed for normal operations, notify the
competent authorities and supplement with detailed written reports within
thirty days of notification.
The preceding provisions are not applicable to differences in quantity of nuclear
safeguard materials caused by rounding up or down a number when the licensee
registers or reports nuclear material accounting.
Article 20.
The licensee is prohibited from removing, turning, cleaning, damaging, and power
cutting of nuclear safeguards equipment installed by the competent authorities
or any other organizations designated by the competent authorities. In addition,
the licensee is forbidden from covering up lens of the optical monitoring system,
thus ensuring a pertinent level of illumination, and shall avoid any man-made
related interference in radiation source in the vicinity of radiation detectors installed. Any removal on theseal or action by electrical power providers
which would affect the detection and monitoring system shall apply for approval
from the competent authorities.
Article 21.
The licensee shall, within two hours of detecting a shortfall, damage, or abnormal
operation of the nuclear safeguards materials and equipment, notify the competent
authorities and supplement detailed written reports within thirty days of
notification.
Article 22.
When the competent authorities or organizations designated by the competent
authorities carry out samplings for inspection on nuclear safeguards materials
and the surrounding environment, the licensee shall cooperate in such samplings, packaging,transport, or access/registration into the materials and accounting
records. The competent authorities are empowered by law to require the licensees
to conduct samplings for inspection on their nuclear safeguards materials and
report the results to the competent authorities.
Article 23.
This Regulations shall become effective as of the date of promulgation. |