National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999)

Regulations

Regulations in terms of Section 47, read with Section 26(4) of the National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999), on the Establishment of a Public Safety Information Forum by the holder of a Nuclear Installation Licence to inform the persons living in the Municipal Area in respect of which an Emergency Plan has been established

2. Terms not defined in the Act
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In these regulations—

(i)"nuclear safety" means the achievement of safe operating conditions, prevention of nuclear accidents or mitigation of nuclear accident consequences, resulting in the protection of workers, the public and the environment against the potential harmful effects of ionizing radiation or radioactive material;
(ii)"radiation safety" means the protection of persons and the environment against the potential harmful effects of ionizing radiation or radioactive material, and
(iii)"relevant municipal area" means that part of a municipal area which falls within the formal emergency planning zone of a nuclear installation.