Nuclear law bulletin : supplement to no. 74 : Iceland, act on radiation protection (8 April 2002).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

OECD Nuclear Energy Agency.

Series:

Legal affairs (OECD Nuclear Energy Agency)

Legal affairs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear energy--Law and legislation.

Nuclear energy.

Radiation--Safety regulations--Iceland.

Radiation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 p.)

Other Title:

Iceland, act on radiation protection (8 April 2002)

Place of Publication:

Paris : Nuclear Energy Agency, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The objective of this Act is to ensure adoption of the necessary safety measures to protect againstradiation from radioactive materials and radiological equipment and to limit the detrimental effects ofsuch radiation. An effort shall be made to ensure that all exposure to radiation resulting from anypractice covered by this Act shall be as low as reasonably achievable, taking into account economicand social factors.

Contents:

Preliminaries; 1 Objectives and scope; 2 The Icelandic Radiation Protection Institute; 3 Permits for import, production, ownership, sale and delivery of radioactive materials; 4 Assessment of the benefits and risks of using radiation; 5 Use of radioactive substances and radiological equipment; 6 Radiation protection in the workplace; 7 Medical irradiation; 8 Inspection of radiological equipment and radioactive substances; 9 Installation, modifications and maintenance of radiological equipment; 10 Miscellaneous provisions

Notes:

"NEA No. 5318."

ISBN:

1-280-17147-2

9786610171477

92-64-00771-7

OCLC:

171583638