The Nuclear Industries Security (Amendment) and Nuclear Security (Prescribed Material) Regulations 2014
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2014/526 |
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2014No. 526
ATOMIC ENERGY AND RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
The Nuclear Industries Security (Amendment) and Nuclear Security (Prescribed Material) Regulations 2014
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31stMarch2014
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 77 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001( 1) and section 70(3) of the Energy Act 2013( 2).
In accordance with section 77(5) of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001, the Secretary of State has consulted the Health and Safety Executive and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Nuclear Industries Security (Amendment) and Nuclear Security (Prescribed Material) Regulations 2014 and come into force on 31st March 2014.
Prescribed fissile material
2. (1) For the purposes of the definition of "nuclear material" in section 70(3) of the Energy Act 2013 (meaning of "nuclear material" for the ONR's nuclear security purposes) fissile material of the following kinds is prescribed-
(a) previously separated americium-241 which is not irradiated;(b) previously separated americium-242m which is not irradiated;(c) previously separated americium-243 which is not irradiated;(d) previously separated neptunium-237 which is not irradiated.(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)-
"irradiated" in relation to any kind of material, means that the material has a total radiation output giving a dose rate exceeding one Gray per hour at one metre from the unshielded surface of the material; and
"previously separated", in relation to any kind of material, means that the material has been subject to treatment that increases the concentration of the material.
Amendment of the Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003
3. In regulation 4(3A) of the Nuclear Industries Security Regulations 2003( 3), in both places where it occurs, for "to the extent that, and only in relation to, an" substitute "in relation to any".
Review
4. (1) Before the end of the review period, the Secretary of State must-
(a) carry out a review of regulation 2 of these Regulations;(b) set out the conclusions of the review in a report; and(c) publish the report.(2) The report must in particular-
(a) set out the objectives...To continue reading
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