Regulations

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Regulation of the conditions and procedure for exempting small amounts of nuclear material from the Vienna convention for civil

According to the Vienna convention for civil liability for nuclear damage the operator of a nuclear facility is responsible for nuclear damage caused by a nuclear accident and is obliged to maintain an insurance or other financial guarantee, covering his liability.
Every agreeing country has the right to exempt small amounts of nuclear material from the application of the convention, up to a maximum limits defined by the managing board of the IAEA. According to Article 135 of the Safe Use of Nuclear Energy Act the Council of Ministers is delegated the authority to accept a Regulation, in which the conditions and procedure for exempting small amounts of nuclear material from the application of the Vienna convention to be determined.
The regulation was developed in accordance with the decision of the managing board of the IAEA dated 14-15 September 1978 for establishing the maximum limits for exempting small amounts of nuclear material from the application of the Vienna convention and with the IAEA safety standards for transportation of nuclear materials.

The complete text of the Regulation is available in Bulgarian version only.

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