Nuclear Energy Act (NEA) (NEA)
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Art. 1 Subject matter and purpose
This Act regulates the peaceful use of nuclear energy. Its main purpose is to protect humans and the environment against the risks of nuclear energy.
Art. 2 Scope of application
1 This Act applies to: a. nuclear goods; b. nuclear installations; c. radioactive waste: 1. that is generated in nuclear installations, or 2. that has been delivered in accordance with Article 27 paragraph 1 of the Radiation Protection Act of 22 March 1991 (RPA). 2 The Federal Council may exclude the following from the scope of application of this Act: a. nuclear goods that do not serve the use of nuclear energy; b. nuclear installations with low or harmless quantities of nuclear materials or radioactive waste; c. nuclear goods and radioactive waste with low levels of radiation. 3 The provisions of the Radiation Protection Act apply insofar as this Act does not stipulate otherwise.
Para. 1 let. c let. 2 — SR 814.50
Art. 3 Terms and definitions
In this Act: a. monitoring period means the period of time over which a deep geological repository is monitored before it is closed and during which radioactive waste can be retrieved without undue effort; b. waste management means conditioning, interim storage and disposal of radioactive waste in a deep geological repository; c. deep geological repository means a installation located deep underground, which may be closed, if the permanent protection of humans and the environment through passive barriers is ensured; d. nuclear installation means any installation or installations intended for the use of nuclear energy, the extraction, production, use, processing or storage of nuclear materials, and the management of radioactive waste in accordance with Article 2, paragraph 1c; e. nuclear energy means any form of energy that is released following the fission or fusion of atomic nuclei; f. nuclear materials means substances that can be used for obtaining energy by means of nuclear fission