Enforcement Rules of the Implementation of Nuclear Reactor Facilities Regulation Act Article 19

Decommissioning period provided under Article 26 of this Act shall denote from the next day after the expiration of operating license of nuclear reactor facilities to the completion day of review and approval by the competent authority on the report of environmental radiation detection on the post-decommissioning site and the report on the completion of decommissioning submitted by the licensee.That the public health/safety or the environmental ecology may be hazarded under Paragraph 1 of Article 14 of this Act, which is applicable, mutatis mutandis, to Article 26 of this Act, shall denote one of following circumstances:1. The execution of quality assurance program is seriously defected, which results in a significant impact on the quality of decommissioning activities.2. A significant discrepancy is found between the onsite work and the commitment in the decommissioning plan, which impacts the environment or the radiation safety.3. The evaluation of relevant documents, materials, records or inspection findings demonstrates that the decommissioning of nuclear reactor facility does not comply with the provisions under Paragraph 1 of Article 23 of this Act.4. Occurrence of a significant accident which leads to a harmful impact on onsite work.5. Before all nuclear fuels are removed from the nuclear reactor facility, the qualification nuclear reactor operators does not meet the requirements of Article 7 of Regulations on the Permit Application and the Management for Decommissioning of Nuclear Reactor Facilities6. Before all the nuclear fuels are completely removed from the nuclear reactor vessel, the licensee does not use nuclear-graded items in safety related structures, systems and components of the nuclear reactor facility, or not use products certified by dedication agencies which are approved by the competent authority.7. Other matters designated and published by the competent authority.