Regulations of Jiangsu Province on Prevention and Control of Radiation Pollution

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 These Regulations are formulated in accordance with the Environmental Protection Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Radioactive Pollution, the Regulations of the State Council on the Safety and Protection of Radioisotopes and Radiation Devices and other laws and administrative regulations, combined with the actual situation of this province. Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the prevention and control of ionizing radiation and electromagnetic radiation pollution and their supervision and management activities within the administrative area of this province.

Ionizing radiation as mentioned in these Regulations includes nuclear facilities, utilization of nuclear technology, development and utilization of uranium (thorium) mines and associated radioactive mines, and radiation generated by radioactive waste; The so-called electromagnetic radiation includes electromagnetic wave emission in information transmission and radiation generated by using electromagnetic radiation facilities and equipment in industrial, scientific research, medical and other activities. Article 3 The local people's governments at or above the county level shall incorporate the prevention and control of radiation pollution into their local environmental protection plans, strengthen their leadership over the prevention and control of radiation pollution, establish and improve the supervision and management network for the prevention and control of radiation pollution, increase financial input, and improve their supervision and management capabilities for the prevention and control of radiation pollution. Article 4 The competent administrative department of environmental protection of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall, in accordance with the division of supervisory authority, exercise unified supervision and management over the prevention and control of radiation pollution within their respective jurisdictions.

The health and public security administrative departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall, according to their respective functions and duties, supervise and manage the prevention and control of radiation pollution according to law.

The competent administrative department of environmental protection shall, jointly with health, public security, urban and rural planning, radio management and other departments, take the form of joint meetings, regularly study and solve important problems in the prevention and control of radiation pollution, share information, and do a good job in the prevention and control of radiation pollution. Article 5 The local people's governments at or above the county level and their relevant departments shall organize and carry out propaganda on the prevention and control of radiation pollution, popularize scientific knowledge on the prevention and control of radiation pollution, and raise public awareness on the prevention and control of radiation pollution.

Units that may produce radiation pollution shall publicize the knowledge of radiation pollution prevention and control related to their business. Article 6 Any unit or individual has the right to complain and report radiation pollution to environmental protection, health and public security departments.

Environmental protection, health, public security and other departments shall investigate and handle complaints and reports about radiation pollution in accordance with state regulations, or transfer them to relevant departments for investigation and handling, and inform the complainant or informant of the handling situation. Chapter II Prevention and Control of Ionizing Radiation Pollution Article 7 Construction projects that may produce ionizing radiation pollution shall be subject to environmental impact assessment according to law and shall be examined and approved by the competent administrative department of environmental protection with the power of examination and approval. Units that produce, sell and use radioisotopes and radiation devices shall apply for radiation safety licenses in accordance with state regulations; Those who use radioisotopes and radiation devices for radiation diagnosis and treatment shall also obtain a license for radiation diagnosis and treatment. The competent administrative department of environmental protection shall promptly notify the public security and health departments at the same level of the issuance of radiation safety licenses. Eighth provincial environmental protection administrative departments shall cooperate with the administrative department of environmental protection in the State Council to supervise and manage the site selection, design, construction, operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities.

The provincial administrative department of environmental protection shall cooperate with the administrative department of environmental protection of the State Council to supervise and monitor the nuclear facilities. The municipal administrative department of environmental protection where the nuclear facilities are located shall set up special monitoring institutions to cooperate with the provincial administrative department of environmental protection in the implementation of supervisory monitoring. The provincial environmental protection administrative department shall regularly report the relevant monitoring results to the provincial people's government and notify the Municipal People's government where the nuclear facilities are located. Article 9 The competent administrative department of environmental protection of the province shall cooperate with the competent administrative department of environmental protection of the State Council to supervise and manage the development, utilization and decommissioning of uranium (thorium) mines within the administrative area of this province.

For uranium (thorium) mines whose development and utilization have been terminated before the implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Radioactive Pollution, the people's governments of cities and counties (cities) with districts shall be responsible for the prevention and control of radioactive pollution such as pollution control, site restoration and protection, and strictly control the development and utilization of abandoned uranium (thorium) mining areas. The provincial environmental protection administrative department shall strengthen supervision and guidance. Article 10 Units that produce, sell and use radioisotopes and radiation devices, as well as units that develop and utilize associated radioactive mines, shall set up specialized institutions or be equipped with full-time or part-time management personnel to be responsible for radiation safety and protection. Article 11 Units that produce, sell and use radioisotopes and radiation devices shall establish radiation safety and protection management rules and regulations, radiation work files and ledgers, and be equipped with necessary radiation protection articles and monitoring instruments.

Units that produce, sell and use radioisotopes and radiation devices shall, in accordance with the requirements of relevant standards and norms, regularly monitor the workplace and surrounding environment or entrust qualified institutions to monitor; If an abnormal situation is found, measures shall be taken immediately, and a report shall be made to the county (city, district) or the municipal environmental protection administrative department with districts within one hour.

Units that produce, sell and use radioisotopes and radiation devices shall make an annual assessment of the safety and protection status of their radioisotopes and radiation devices, and report to the competent administrative department of environmental protection that issued the license before 1 3/0 of the following year.