Nuclear Reactor Facilities Regulation Act Article 23

For the decommissioning of nuclear reactor facilities, an application, appending the decommissioning plan, shall be filed by the licensee to the competent authority, and the decommissioning thereof shall not commence until the application has been reviewed and approved by the competent authority to comply with the following provisions and a decommissioning permit has been granted:1. The activities of decommissioning shall be sufficient to protect the public health and safety;2. The impact on the environmental protection and ecological conservation shall comply with the provisions under relevant laws and regulations;3. The activities of radiation protection and the administration of radioactive materials shall comply with the provisions under relevant laws and regulations;4. The technical, the management ability and the financial basis, etc., of the applicant shall be competent to execute the decommissioning.The decommissioning plan referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be submitted by the licensee three years prior to the scheduled permanent cessation of operation of nuclear reactor facilities.If within the valid period of the operating license, nuclear reactor facilities have not been operated continually due to certain reasons, the licensee shall submit the decommissioning plan within three years after the permanent cessation of operation thereof.The regulations for the documents requisite for an application for the permit for decommissioning of nuclear reactor facilities, review and approval procedures, and other matters to be complied therewith shall be prescribed by the competent authority.