The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: on radiation safety and nuclear safety chapter I General provisions article 1. The terms used in the law, the law is applied in the following terms: 1) activities with ionizing radiation sources — human activity (source of the production, import, export, transportation, sale, transfer, leasing, acquisition, possession or use of the storage, repair and other similar operations, except for emergency exposure) that can increase employee or population exposure from artificial or natural sources of ionizing radiation in such processes, which are used for radioactive nuclides , fissile or fertile properties;
2) ionizing radiation — energy flow of particles or electromagnetic waves (wavelength equal to 100 nanometer or less or a frequency of oscillation wavelength equal to 3 x 1015 Hertz or higher). This is a gamma radiation, radiolucent, korpuskulār radiation and other radiation that can cause ionization, directly or indirectly;
3) sources: devices, radioactive substances, nuclear materials, radioactive waste or equipment that can generate ionizing radiation from radioactive materials or generate radioactive substances, the irradiation with particles or high-energy gamma radiation, and ionising radiation generation technical equipment important parts;
4 nuclear reactor —) critical bench, the nuclear processing and isotope separation equipment, as well as a place in which is used in significant quantity of nuclear material (at least one effective kilogram), or nuclear material storage facility outside of their use;
5) nuclear material — the ore from which the chemical or physical processes can get uranium or thorium, uranium containing the mixture of isotopes in natural or depleted uranium, uranium 233, uranium-233 or uranium-235 enriched uranium, thorium metal way, alloy, chemical compound or concentrate, plutonium, except the plutonium isotope mixtures in which the concentration of plutonium 238 is more than 80 percent, as well as other materials containing isotopes that can share in the interaction with neutrons and fission process generates ionizing radiation;
6) operator, natural or legal person that has a special permit (license) or permission to engage in activities with ionizing radiation sources and which is responsible for the radiation safety and nuclear safety in the controlled area;
7) radiation safety and nuclear safety — the organizational and technical measures system for ionizing radiation sources and nuclear facilities, as well as the use of bezavārij employees, the public and the environment against ionising radiation;
8 radioactive substance — substance), which contains one or more radionuclides — isotopes that atom conversion process causes the ionizing radiation with the common or specific radioactivity which exceeds the size and where it is necessary to protect employees, citizens and the environment, 9) radioactive waste — do not use materials, equipment and objects that contain or where surfaces are radioactive substances;
10) national ionizing radiation of objects — nuclear, radioactive waste disposal or management companies and objects, which are made with radioactive substances, of which the total radioactivity of more than one billion times more than Cabinet limits which need a special permit (license) or permission.
2. article. The law's purpose and scope (1) this law aims to ensure the protection of people and the environment from harmful effects of ionising radiation and to determine State institutions, natural and legal persons and the right to radiation safety and nuclear safety.
(2) the law specifies the safety requirements for ionizing radiation sources and activities with them and puts forward specific national requirements for ionizing radiation to objects, as well as the Division of responsibilities between national authorities, radiation safety and nuclear safety.
3. article. Radiation safety and nuclear safety principles (1) activities with ionizing radiation sources are permitted, subject to the following basic principles: 1) people, and the environment may only receive a dose of ionizing radiation that does not exceed the dose limits laid down;
2) positive results achieved exceeds the adverse impact or damage caused by activities with ionizing radiation sources;
3) taking into account economic and social factors, as well as the technical features, selected the optimal radiation safety measures to the level of exposure would be reasonably low and does not exceed the dose limits laid down;
4) employees who work with sources of ionizing radiation, are insured against accidents at work and occupational diseases, as well as perform operator civil liability insurance against damages that may be suffered by another person and property, or the environment;
5) activity with sources of ionizing radiation are made by special permission (license) or authorization, except for the Cabinet as provided in the rules.
(2) not allowed national ionizing radiation the object placement of the specially protected natural areas, especially protected natural objects or areas nearby.
(3) the radiation safety and nuclear safety reference implementation is in accordance with the provisions of the Cabinet of Ministers on protection against ionizing radiation.
Chapter II the radiation safety and nuclear safety the national monitoring and control, article 4. Radiation safety Centre (1) State supervision and control of radiation safety and nuclear safety independently made the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry in monitoring the public administration of the radiation safety Centre (hereinafter referred to as the Centre).
(2) monitoring of the Centre under the Ministry of law carried out the installation of environmental protection and regional development Minister.
(3) the Statute of the Centre approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. The Director of the Centre approved a Cabinet for environmental protection and regional development Minister's recommendation.
5. article. Radiation safety Center's main functions the main functions of the Centre are the following: 1) prepare proposals on radiation safety and nuclear safety monitoring and control policies;
2) take the radiation safety and nuclear safety supervision and control;
3) monitoring and to ensure control over specific dosimetric and individual dosimeters and keeping examination;
4) provide special permissions (licenses) and permissions to operations with ionizing radiation sources;
5) collect, analyze and provide radiation safety information to the Council on the situation in the country in the field of radiation safety, the main source for users and control results;
6) informing the person that drives work with ionizing radiation sources of the radiation safety regulatory laws and recommendations radiation safety levels;
7) ensure national territory open for unknown sources or to open border undeclared sources of identification, assessment and research, organize disposal if the source user or owner cannot be determined;
8) to promote the introduction of new technologies to reduce the sources of the possible harmful effects of use;
9) to coordinate the technical assistance programmes in the field of radiation safety;
10) prepare reports to international organizations, the Convention and the agreement Secretariat and the Commission of the European Union on matters that are the responsibility of the Centre to participate in the discussion of this issue within the international organisations concerned;
11) to assess the requirements of international institutions and compliance with recommendations in Latvia and to prepare proposals for amendments to the relevant legislation or new legislation;
12) in order to increase the level of radiation safety in the country, to organize and coordinate the work of the inspectors and driver training, whose work is related to radiation safety, and to promote the work of training;
13) to create and update the database on the radiation exposure of workers whose work is associated with ionizing radiation sources and radiation exposure of the population;
14) to provide a source, create and update the database for radioactive substances, nuclear materials, radioactive wastes and other sources of ionising radiation;
15) create and maintain a register of employees who perform activities with ionizing radiation sources or working in jobs which are elevated natural radiation;
16) provide early notification 24 hours operational readiness and make a point of communication functions in accordance with the Convention on early notification of a nuclear accident;
17) to take the nuclear suppliers ' group, the obligation to promote nuclear non-proliferation Treaty and its related agreements.
6. article. Radiation safety Center right

(1) the Centre shall have the right to be informed immediately of any crashes and accidents that may affect radiation safety and nuclear safety, as well as request and receive free of charge from public bodies, institutions and the operators of the Centre's functions it is necessary information on radiation safety and nuclear safety.
(2) Centre: 1) prohibit transactions with ionizing radiation sources of breach of radiation safety and nuclear security regulations;
2) also suspended activities, which do not require a special permit (license) or permit in the event of a threat to human life and health.
(3) the Centre shall have the right to cooperate with international organisations, radiation safety matters.
(4) the decisions and orders of the Centre open to appeal in accordance with the procedure prescribed by law.
7. article. Radiation safety inspectors of the centre right (1) inspectors of the Centre have the right to inspect the site, which is taken with ionizing radiation sources, and sampling monitoring purposes the required quantity. Such sampling is not considered damage.
(2) for the control of this law and other legislative requirements of radiation safety and nuclear safety, inspectors of the Centre have the right to: 1) make decisions and give opinions on the situation in the radiation safety and nuclear safety;
2) to issue administrative managers and operators that work with ionizing radiation sources, in order to prevent or counteract radiation safety and nuclear safety requirements and raise the level of radiation safety;
3) to draw up protocols (laws) of the test results;
4) examine the materials on radiation safety and nuclear safety violations of the laws and, if necessary, to call for the perpetrators to administrative responsibility or make other laws and legislation.
8. article. Radiation Safety Council (1) radiation safety Council (hereinafter Council) is an advisory body. Council by-laws approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. Activities organised by the Council of environment and regional development Ministry.
(2) the objective of the Council is to advise State and local institutions and authorities, as well as the other institutions and bodies on matters relating to radiation safety and nuclear safety, and to foster cooperation between the various institutions in strengthening of radiation safety. The decisions of the Council's recommendations, and its findings are available to any person interested.
(3) prior to the submission of proposals concerned the protection of the environment and regional development Ministry or other ministries Center will consult with tips on how to improve radiation safety and nuclear safety in the country.
(4) the President of the Council of 10 members and four years in the protection of the environment and regional development Ministers approved a proposal by the Cabinet of Ministers. The composition of the Council must be not less than three radiation safety and nuclear safety specialists.
9. article. The distribution of responsibilities between the institutions involved in tests (1) the Ministry of welfare and under its authority and responsibility in providing compulsory health checks for employees who work with sources of ionizing radiation, and ionising radiation facilities make national technical supervision.
(2) the State border, in cooperation with the Customs authorities, sanitary border inspection and the center of the Cabinet of Ministers established the national border checks to ensure that across the border is moved only cargo, in which radioactive substances does not exceed the permissible norms, as well as not being imported and exported undocumented sources.
(3) the Centre, in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior authorized institutions in the checked provision of physical protection and preparedness potential accidents at the places where operations are carried out with ionizing radiation sources.
(4) the cabinet shall determine the requirements as to: 1) source of physical protection;
2) in the event of radiological emergency preparedness for and response to this emergency.
10. article. Radiation monitoring of environmental protection and regional development Ministry and under its authority and responsibility in matters within their competence, ensure radiation monitoring station activities and the exchange of information under the international treaty requirements, radiation safety and nuclear safety, as well as participating in radioekoloģisko trials.
Chapter III of the licensing and authorisation article 11. Special permits (licences) and permitting activities with ionizing radiation sources (1) any business with ionizing radiation sources need special permit (license), but the transaction is not a business, — permit to initiate and pursue such activities for a specific period of time, taking into account this special permission (license) or the actions laid down in the permit limits.
(2) the cabinet shall determine: 1) criteria to be followed to request special permission (license) or permit activities with ionizing radiation sources;
2 special permission) (license) and authorization procedures;
3) activities with ionizing radiation sources, which do not require a special permit (license) or permit because of human action this action to not influence or potential radiation dose and the radiation exposure is so small that the radiation safety point of view it can be disregarded.
(3) the special authorization (license) and permissions to operations with ionizing radiation sources issued by the Centre on the basis of the decision adopted by the Commission of the special permission (license) and permitting activities with ionizing radiation sources (hereinafter the Commission). The special permission (license) and the permit Center determines what actions are allowed in the natural or legal person.
(4) the composition of the Commission's Statute and approved environmental protection and regional development Minister. Panelists included at least one member of the Council.
(5) The special permissions (licenses) and the authorization of the State fee is paid, which included the country in General.
(6) special permit (license) or the authorization Center may withdraw or suspend, failure to comply with this Act or other legislation concerning radiation safety and nuclear safety, as well as the special permission (license) or the requirements set out in the permit.
12. article. The order in which coordinated national nuclear objects are created or significantly change the performance of (1) for the issue of a special permit (license) for the businesses that use radioactive substances, nuclear installations whose total radioactivity of more than one billion times more than Cabinet limits which need a special permit (license) or authorization, or radioactive waste, or special permission (license) the essential change of national importance for the performance of nuclear installations , Center: 1) consult with the Council for the creation of the planned change, analyse the potential impact on radiation safety and nuclear safety, assess whether the positive results achieved by the operator, the total will exceed the negative effects;
2) conceptually aligned to grant special permission (license) to the business concerned with the municipality in whose territory or is scheduled to create a national object of ionising radiation;
3) inform citizens about special permissions (licenses), publication of a notice in the newspaper "journal".
(2) the cabinet shall determine the order in which the public discussion of the national nuclear objects are created or significantly change the performance of them.
Chapter IV Operator and foreman's responsibilities when working with ionizing radiation sources article 13. The operator's obligations (1) Before being launched with ionizing radiation sources, the natural or legal person contributed to the Manager and they prepare and empower the law to submit a request for special authorization (license) or authorization. By special permission (license) or the authorization of the applicant is recognized as the operator and is responsible for radiation safety and nuclear safety in the controlled area.
(2) the Operator shall ensure that these sources, which do not require further action or which no longer comply with the security regulations, be rendered harmless.
(3) the Operator shall ensure that employees who work with sources of ionizing radiation (permanently employed workers and guest workers, which made the operation temporarily) its controlled area, are protected against the effects of ionising radiation.
(4) employee exposure control and accounting procedures established by the Cabinet of Ministers, to ensure that information about the radiation exposure of workers can also use in their home countries.
(5) in order to protect workers against ionising radiation, the operator will provide them with individual and collective protective equipment.
14. article. Foreman's obligations

(1) work with ionizing radiation sources wired operator authorized to work for a driver who has the appropriate level of knowledge to carry out physical, technical or radioķīmisko measurements, measure the radiation dose rate and the effective protection of workers and the population against ionising radiation, correctly using the protection features.
(2) Business Manager: 1) provides radioactive substances, nuclear and other sources;
2) safety measures to protect workers, the public and the environment from harmful effects of ionising radiation and to prevent nuclear accidents and any other case of radiological emergency;
3) shall immediately inform the operator and the center of any crashes and accidents that may affect radiation safety and nuclear safety;
4) ensure that all radioactive waste is collected, stored, processed, isolated and, if necessary, disposed of without risk to workers, the public and the environment;
5) provides that workers operating with ionizing radiation sources are sufficiently trained in activities for the protection, management and regulatory requirements as well as be informed about possible risks associated with these jobs;
6) radiation safety requirements are monitored in position measuring instruments and means of protection against ionising radiation in the workplace and other sources of ionizing radiation, the impact zone shall take appropriate accounting and registration;
7) ensure with ionizing radiation sources work only those employees who, after the compulsory health examination permitted to work with them.
15. article. Information support (1) Operator and Foreman is responsible for the Centre, as well as other State and local government institutions, which falls within the competence of the radiation safety and nuclear security issues, information on radiation safety and nuclear safety measures appropriate to the object.
(2) the manager shall, directly or with the mass media to inform the population through measures taken or planned on radiation safety and nuclear safety measures appropriate to the object.
(3) the manager shall inform the national and local government bodies and mass media, directly or by means of the population also possible accidents, crashes and the measures required for the protection of citizens in cases.
16. article. Information on incidents (1) the Director shall immediately notify the operator of a centre and State fire and rescue service for all the crashes and accidents that have occurred, when operating with ionizing radiation sources.
(2) If an accident or other accident, take an action with ionizing radiation sources, any employee is harmed, then the employee shall immediately notify the foreman. Foreman will immediately notify the operator of a centre and the national labour inspectorate.
Chapter v requirements for employees working with ionizing radiation sources in article 17. Staff obligations (1) if the radiation dose rate may exceed any of the Cabinet of Ministers established the dose limits for the population, working with sources of ionizing radiation must only be performed by specially trained staff who have reached the age of 18 and: 1) who is introduced to the harmful effects of ionising radiation;
2) with no Cabinet specified medical contraindication to work with ionizing radiation sources;
3) under the compulsory health examination results are allowed to work with sources of ionizing radiation.
(2) an employee who works with ionizing radiation sources: 1) are obliged to apply the control and security features, and to take measures to protect themselves, other employees, citizens and the environment from harmful effects of ionising radiation, to take the necessary measurements and register;
2) prohibited activities with ionizing radiation sources, if not taken all possible measures to prevent emergency situations that might lead to additional exposure or contamination of the environment.
(3) If an employee who work with sources of ionizing radiation, the deteriorating health situation and this may be associated with ionizing radiation exposure, then the employee's responsibilities are: 1) this fact forthwith to notify the foreman;
2) stop with the ionizing radiation related work and make extraordinary health check.
18. article. Minors, pregnant women and nursing mothers to breastfeed in the conditions of (1) a Person aged 16 to 18 years of age in activities with ionizing radiation sources may be involved only for training purposes, and the effective dose of ionizing radiation in these disciples or students may not exceed 6 milliSievert per year.
(2) With ionizing radiation related work may not employ pregnant women throughout pregnancy. Then, when a woman about pregnancy is announced to the employer, are moving work that is not related to ionising radiation, if the employer is not able to provide the working conditions that the irradiation dose, you could get the fetus throughout pregnancy, shall not exceed a specified limit for the effective dose to people — 1 millisieverts, thus enabling to avoid ionising radiation negative effects on the safety and health of pregnant women.
(3) that the mother breastfeeding, prohibited from engaging in work related to the open-source.
19. article. Partially dangerous activities if the operator controlled area needed to find the person who does not work with sources of ionizing radiation, foreman has a duty to ensure that these persons total ionizing radiation dose does not exceed the dose limits laid down for citizens — 1 year millisieverts. If this requirement cannot be met, the Manager may authorize the persons concerned to carry out only the employee, who is entitled to work with sources of ionizing radiation.
20. article. Protection of visitors If it is expected that the operator controlled zone regularly come to visitors, a foreman with the center of the action plan for the protection of persons against ionizing radiation.
Chapter VI radiation safety features and measures article 21. Additional checks for any physical and legal person has the right to request additional checks, the Centre radiation safety and nuclear safety situation in any operator in a controlled area. Sampling and survey costs shall be borne by the requesting additional trials.
22. article. Sources of physical protection (1) the source of physical protection ensures operator laws.
(2) the security police to coordinate the recovery of nuclear materials and the action required in the event of unauthorised use of nuclear transfer, or modification of, or, if there is a reasonable danger that illegal activity with nuclear materials.
(3) the Centre and security police sources made the control of physical protection.
23. article. Ionizing radiation source, packing, labeling and delivery terms (1) an operator who manufacture, import, export, or the lease of radioactive substances or other sources of ionizing radiation: 1) is responsible for the packaging of radioactive materials or ionizing radiation source strength and reliability;
2) ensures that the source container, enclosure and packaging is a radiation warning sign and lettering on its content (especially information necessary for protection against ionizing radiation) in the Latvian language. If this information is in a foreign language, a translation into Latvian language;
3) ensure that the source of the supporting documents to be attached to the safety data sheet in two copies, one of which will be sent with the shipment, and the other for the mail. The content of the safety data sheet shall be fixed in accordance with article 24 of this law;
4) ensure that the source will be delivered complete with necessary equipment to protect workers, the public and the environment from harmful effects of ionising radiation.
(2) radioactive substances and ionizing radiation source packaging and labelling procedures determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
24. article. Safety data sheets containing (1) the Cabinet approved the model of the safety data sheet, as well as the safety data sheets fill and ship the order.
(2) to be included in the safety data sheet of the radioactive substance or ionizing radiation source for information: 1) the radioactive substances or radiation source identification and details of the producer, importer or other person that supplies radioactive materials or ionizing radiation source;
2) radioactive substances or sources of hazardous characteristics;
3) first-aid measures;
4) the measures to be taken in the event of an emergency;
5) for storage and use;
6 safety measures);
7 safe handling requirements);
8) information on the main laws and regulations governing transactions with the radioactive substance or ionizing radiation source;
9) from safety, human life and health or environmental point of view, important information.
25. article. Ionizing radiation source installation and repair

The businessman who set up or repair the equipment associated with ionizing radiation sources may be set only if it ensures protection equipment and other measures taken for protection against ionizing radiation, as well as compliance with employment protection rules.
26. article. Nuclear material accountancy and control procedures procedures for operations with nuclear materials, related materials and equipment, as well as nuclear material accountancy and control system maintenance procedure determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Chapter VII radioactive waste and sources to be used in article 27. Radioactive waste (1) the radioactive waste is not allowed entry into the Republic of Latvia from other countries, except for: 1) are imported back these radioactive wastes from abroad from leaving the Republic of Latvia of the radioactive waste;
2) it is not possible to separate exactly the radioactive waste that is recycling process in foreign countries from radioactive waste, imported from the Republic of Latvia; in such a case, the imported equivalent amounts of other radioactive waste.
(2) before a special permission (license) or the issue of taking up of such activities, which can result in radioactive waste, the Centre requires the operator information on the estimated quantities of radioactive waste and measures to be taken in by these radioactive waste.
(3) the requirements for handling radioactive waste and related material is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
(4) the Cabinet of Ministers approves the criteria and principles of different equivalence of radioactive waste.
(5) If in the Republic of Latvia is brought into the radioactive substances that occur in the use of radioactive waste that need to be disposed in Latvia, about the importation of natural resources payable tax.
28. article. Radioactive substances-ionizing radiation equipment termination (1) where the operator is in possession of the property or equipment that can generate ionizing radiation, but not containing radioactive substances and require no further action or security no longer comply with the requirements, the operator of this machine makes it harmless and report on it to the Centre.
(2) the cabinet shall determine the radioactive substances-ionizing radiation equipment clearance procedures.
Chapter VIII liability for breach of article 29. Loss and compensation of nuclear damage (1) Operator, which violated the regulations, any person to pay the victim with ionizing radiation sources linked as a result of damage to human health and property, as well as the environment. The operator has the right to draw the recourse against the person guilty of the breach.
(2) If, when operating with ionizing radiation sources, contaminated environment, structures, equipment or vehicles, the operator shall, at its own expense, provide the environment, structures, equipment and vehicles to clean up pollution in the future, do not endanger the environment, employees and citizens ' lives, health or property, animal life and health, as well as cover all the required sampling and research expenses.
(3) the Operator does not pay the damages, if they are incurred as a result of force majeure, the victim or his serious negligence. This shall not apply where, in accordance with the regulations, the operator should have expected it to take appropriate precautions.
(4) the operator of a nuclear installation is only liable for nuclear damage caused to the equipment. The Republic of Latvia as the operator's liability for any single nuclear damage is limited to 80 million dollars. In other cases, the operator shall make good any damage caused by the accident. The policy on insurance against civil liability in respect of the minimum amount is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
30. article. Requirements for the illegal use of sources of ionising radiation (1) management of ionizing radiation sources used in violation of this law and other legislative requirements, together with the protection equipment, which are directly associated with ionizing radiation sources, the operator shall transfer or disposal of the radioactive waste management company, providing, in order not to endanger people and the environment.
(2) sources of ionising radiation, which the user or owner is unknown, radioactive waste disposal or management company pursuant to the radiation safety requirements, pass the authority revealed that the following sources of ionising radiation.
Transitional provisions 1. Cabinet of Ministers regulations issued in accordance with the law "on radiation safety and nuclear safety" (Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1995, no. 3; 1997, no. 11) 4., 6., 7., 8., 23., 25., and article 27, are valid until a new cabinet from the date of entry into force of the provisions, but for not more than 12 months after the entry into force of this law.
2. the Cabinet of Ministers within a period of 12 months after the entry into force of this law shall issue rules necessary for the implementation of this law, article 1, article 3, first and third subparagraphs, article 4, the third subparagraph of article 8, the first and fourth subparagraph article 9, second and fourth paragraph, in the second paragraph of article 11, article 12, first and second subparagraphs, article 13, in the fourth paragraph of article 17, first paragraph Article 23, second paragraph, article 24, first paragraph, article 26, article 27, third and fourth paragraph, in the second paragraph of article 28 and article 29 of the rules laid down in the fourth paragraph.
3. Before the date of entry into force of the law issued by special permission (license) and permissions are valid until the date specified in them.
4. With the entry into force of this Act invalidates the law on radiation safety and nuclear safety "(Latvian Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1995, no. 3; 1997, no. 11).
The law adopted in 2000 the Saeima on 26 October.
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