4Definitions

4  Definitions

Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:

(a) nuclear safety;

(b) nuclear safety incident.

  In this instrument:

absorbed dose has the meaning given by subsection 7(3).

Act means the Australian Naval Nuclear Power Safety Act 2024.

activity, of a nuclide, has the meaning given by subsection 5(2).

ARPANS licence, in relation to a transitional licence, has the meaning given by subsection 98(2).

AS/NZS IEC 60825.1:2014 means the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS IEC 60825.1:2014 Safety of laser products, Part 1: Equipment classification and requirements, published jointly by, or on behalf of, Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand, as existing on 12 November 2014.

AS/NZS IEC 62471:2011 means the Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS IEC 62471:2011 Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems, published jointly by, or on behalf of, Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand, as existing on 5 December 2011.

Australian National Radiation Dose Register means the register established by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency to store and maintain radiation dose records of occupationally exposed persons.

clearance material means an inventory or waste package of NNP material for which the derived activity value is equal to or less than 1.

derived activity value, for an inventory or waste package of NNP material, has the meaning given by subsection 5(1).

dose:

 (a) means a measure of energy deposited by radiation in a target; and

 (b) includes an absorbed dose, equivalent dose and effective dose.

effective dose has the meaning given by subsection 7(1).

emergency worker has a meaning affected by subsection 72(7).

equivalent dose has the meaning given by subsection 7(2).

exposed, in relation to a person, means the person being exposed to radiation.

occupationally exposed person has the meaning given by paragraph 75(1)(a).

possession or control period, in relation to an NNP facility, means the period during which the relevant licence holder:

 (a) is authorised to possess or control the facility (or both); and

 (b) is not authorised to conduct any other facility activity in relation to the facility.

previous licensing stage has the meaning given by paragraph 24(3)(f).

reference incident means a hypothetical scenario for a severe accident that results in the release of radionuclides into the environment.