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Part II

63. Requirements for physical protection of nuclear material and other radioactive material

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

The Council shall establish requirements for the physical protection of nuclear material and other radioactive material, including :-

(a)

a categorization of nuclear material and radioactive material based on an assessment of the damage that could result from theft or diversion of a certain type and quantity of material from licensed uses or from sabotage of a facility in which nuclear material and other radioactive material are produced, processed, used, handled, stored or disposed of;

(b)

protection and security measures necessary for different categories of nuclear material and other radioactive material; and

(c)

accounting and control measures for nuclear material and other radioactive material.

(2)

The requirements established under subsection (1)

shall be published in the Gazette.