53General conduct of the regulated activity

53  General conduct of the regulated activity

  It is a condition that the regulated activity is conducted in accordance with the following:

 (a) radiation exposure resulting from the conduct of the activity is to be controlled and monitored;

 (b) ingestion and inhalation of radioactive material, and absorption of radioactive material through direct contact with intact or broken skin, resulting from the conduct of the activity are to be prevented, or mitigated if prevention is not achievable;

 (c) radiation exposure resulting from the conduct of the activity is to be kept as low as reasonably achievable;

 (d) material contaminated with radioactive material or radionuclides resulting from the conduct of the activity is to be controlled;

 (e) NNP material and NNP equipment or plant is to be controlled;

 (f) the reactivity of naval nuclear propulsion plant is to be controlled;

 (g) the naval nuclear propulsion plant is to be effectively cooled and residual decay heat removed;

 (h) the radioactivity of NNP material and naval nuclear propulsion plant is to be controlled and contained;

 (i) the health, in relation to nuclear safety, of all persons authorised under the licence and all other occupationally exposed persons is to be maintained;

 (j) the public and environment are to be protected from exposure to ionising radiation and harmful non‑ionising radiation resulting from the conduct of the activity;

 (k) hazards or risks that may result in damage to naval nuclear propulsion plant are to be prevented, or mitigated if prevention is not achievable.

Note: There are also nuclear safety duties in Division 2 of Part 2 of the Act that apply to people when they conduct regulated activities.