8Constructing or operating certain nuclear facilities prohibited

#### 8 Constructing or operating certain nuclear facilities prohibited 8 Constructing or operating certain nuclear facilities prohibited > > (1) In this section— > > > > nuclear facility means— > > > > > (a) a facility for the conversion of uranium ore into uranium hexafluoride or any other chemical in order to enable its enrichment, > > > > > (b) an isotope separation plant or other facility for the enrichment of nuclear material, > > > > > (c) a fabrication plant or other facility for transforming nuclear material into a form suitable for use as fuel in a nuclear reactor, > > > > > (d) a nuclear reactor, whether or not designed for the purpose of generating electricity, > > > > > (e) a reprocessing plant or other facility for the chemical separation of fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor, or > > > > > (f) a separate storage installation for the storage or disposal of any nuclear material (including radioactive waste material) in the nuclear fuel cycle, being nuclear material used in or resulting from any of the facilities described in paragraphs (a)–(e). > > > (2) A person shall not construct or operate a nuclear facility. > > > > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units. > > > (3) Nothing in this section prevents— > > > > > (a) the construction or operation, under an Act of the Commonwealth, of a nuclear facility by the Australian Atomic Energy Commission or by any authority of the Commonwealth that replaces that Commission, > > > > > (b) the construction or operation of a facility for the storage or disposal of any radioactive waste material resulting from the use of nuclear materials for research or medical purposes or for any other purpose authorised under the [Radioactive Substances Act 1957](/view/pdf/asmade/act-1957-5), or > > > > > (c) the operation of a nuclear powered vessel. > > **s 8:** Am 1993 No 47, Sch 1.