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TKM-2009-L-97675
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Title_of_text
Law No. 56-IV of August 15, 2009 of Turkmenistan on Radiation Safety.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Turkmenistan
Subjects (Classification)
Protection against particular hazards
Adopted on (Date of text)
2009-08-15
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Law establishes legal grounds for ensuring radiation safety of the population and environment. The basic principles for ensuring radiation safety shall be: (a) rate setting - keeping radiation dosage status within established limits; (b) substantiation - prohibition of the use of sources of ionizing radiation when received dosage shall not exceed possible damage caused by additional radiation; (c) optimization - keeping the lowest possible level of radiation in the process of use of the sources of ionizing radiation; and (d) emergency optimization - emergency measures that produce more benefits than damage. The Act consists of 5 Sections divided into 27 articles: (1) general provisions; (2) state regulation in the sphere of ensuring radiation safety; (3) general requirements for ensuring radiation safety; (4) ensuring radiation safety in case of nuclear disaster; and (5) rights and duties of citizens and social organizations in relation to radiation safety. Import of radioactive waste to Turkmenistan for storage and burial shall be prohibited. Citizens and social organizations shall be granted access to information related to radiation safety.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
SoyuzPravoInform
URL
http://www.spinform.ru/
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Legal Office, Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAOLEX)
URL
http://faolex.fao.org/
File
TKM97675 Rus2.pdf (PDF of Law in Russian)