Department of Nuclear Installations

Duties, Authorities, and Responsibilities

Duties and responsibilities of the Department of Nuclear Facilities are regulated by Article 15 of Presidential Decree No:95 on Organization and Duties of the Nuclear Regulatory Authority:

• To carry out the necessary works and procedures regarding notification, authorization and approval for the implementation of regulatory control in order to ensure safety in nuclear installations.
• To determine the procedures and principles of the service to be purchased from private law legal entities for the third party surveillance of the activities determined by the Authority, including the inspection of structures, by legal entities authorized for nuclear facilities, and to determine the activities, powers and responsibilities of these persons and to carry out the works and procedures related to the authorization of the persons who will provide services in this field.
• To carry out the work and procedures regarding the authorization of the manufacturers of the equipment determined by the Authority and other persons who will serve the authorized persons.
• To carry out the works and procedures regarding the authorization of the personnel to work in the duties determined by the Authority, in the matters falling within its scope of duty and authority.
• To follow up the fulfillment of the obligations related to insurance or guarantee regarding legal liability and special accounts in the nuclear field.
• To carry out the works and procedures related to the removal of regulatory control in matters falling within its scope of duty and authority.
• To carry out a safety assessment regarding the findings that are not positively closed by the Department of Inspection in matters falling within its scope of duty and authority, to identify the non-conformities and to carry out the works and procedures related to these.
• To determine the issues that may require administrative sanctions in matters falling within its scope of duty and authority, to carry out the works and procedures related to administrative sanctions in coordination with the Department of Legal Services.
• To perform other duties assigned by the President.