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Article (1) Definitions In application of the provisions of this Resolution, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned to each of them, unless the context requires otherwise: Authority : Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR). Board : Authority’s Board of Directors. Facility : Any place where radioactive materials are produced, treated, used, handled, stored or disposed of or where radiation generators are installed on a scale where considerations for protection and safety are required, including nuclear facilities, irradiation installations,
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Cabinet Resolution of 2022 Concerning the Fees of Licences Related to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material and certain Activities Carried out by the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation 2 mining and raw material treatment facilities, and waste disposal facilities. Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material : A material that does not contain significant amounts of radionuclides as opposed to naturally occurring radionuclides. Disposal Facility : A facility specifically designed and constructed for the disposal of naturally occurring radioactive waste. Naturally Occurring Radioactive Waste Treatment Facility : A facility specifically designed and constructed for the handling and treatment of naturally occurring radioactive material. License : The approval issued by FANR that authorises the licensee to carry out one or more specific regulated activities related to a facility or activity, or any other approval granted by FANR to the applicant to carry out the tasks of determining the location of a nuclear facility, designing it, constructing it, bringing it into service, operating it, decommissioning it, or carrying out any activity related to the disposal of spent fuel or radioactive waste. Construction : The process of manufacturing and assembling facility components, carrying out civil and building construction works, installing components and equipment and conducting relevant tests. Operation : Carrying out all activities to achieve the purpose for which a FANR licensed facility was constructed. Decommissioning : Administrative and technical procedures taken to remove some or all of the regulatory controls imposed on a facility (except for a radioactive waste repository or
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Cabinet Resolution of 2022 Concerning the Fees of Licences Related to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material and certain Activities Carried out by the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation 3 designated nuclear facilities used for the disposal of radioactive mining waste and treatment thereof, which are closed and not decommissioned). Closure : Administrative and technical procedures taken at a radioactive waste repository at the end of its operational life, such as covering the deposited waste (in the case of a near-surface repository) or backfilling and/or sealing (in the case of a geological repository and the passages leading to it); and the termination and completion of activities in any buildings related to a radioactive waste repository. Storage : Maintaining radioactive sources, spent fuel, or radioactive waste in a facility that ensures their containment for the purpose of recovery.