CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Act is to protect the life and property of citizens by establishing a physical protection system and a system for preventing radioactivity and nuclear disasters in order to ensure the safe management and operation of nuclear materials and nuclear facilities and by establishing management systems for efficiently coping with radioactivity and nuclear disasters that might occur inside or outside the territory of the Republic of Korea. <Amended on Jul. 25, 2011; May 21, 2014>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 17, 2010]
Article 2(Definitions) #
(1) The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jul. 25, 2011; May 21, 2014; Dec. 1, 2015; Dec. 8, 2020; Oct. 22, 2024>
1. The term "nuclear materials" means materials determined by Presidential Decree, among uranium, thorium, materials that could generate nuclear energy, uranium ore, thorium ore, and other materials which are raw materials for nuclear fuel materials;
2. The term "nuclear facilities" means electricity generating reactors, research reactors, nuclear fuel cycle facilities, radioactive waste storage, processing, and disposal facilities, facilities using nuclear materials, and other facilities determined by Presidential Decree with regard to the use of nuclear energy;
3. The term "physical protection" means all measures to prevent internal and external threats to nuclear materials and nuclear facilities, to detect threats promptly if they are posed, and to minimize damage caused by accidents;
4. The term "illicit transfer" means accepting, carrying, possessing, keeping, using, transporting, remodeling, disposing of, or dispersing nuclear materials without any due authority;
5. The term "sabotage" means either of the followings which may jeopardize human health, safety, and property, as well as the environment by emitting radioactive substances or exposing radiation without any due authority:
(a) Destroying or damaging nuclear materials or nuclear facilities or causing such destruction or damage;
(b) Impeding or attempting to impede the normal operation of nuclear facilities;