Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) The Board may take such measures as it may consider necessary, for the purposes of ensuring that the use of radiation and nuclear energy is safe for the health of the workers, the public and the environment. (2) The Central Government may, if required for the purposes of this Act, provide the Board with access to research centres, academic institutions, research laboratories, experimental facilities, training facilities, technical and scientific support, expertise related to nuclear and radiation technology and related safety aspects. (3) The Board may,-- (a) notify the limits of radiation exposure to the workers and the public and specify limits for radioactive releases and discharges to environment; (b) devise and implement policies and programmes for-- (i) radiation safety and nuclear safety including security aspects having bearing on safety; (ii) occupational health and safety aspects of the workers in relation to factories entrusted to it under section 42; (c) frame safety standards and safety codes and such other regulatory documents for-- (i) safety in design, siting, construction, commissioning, operation and decommissioning of nuclear and radiation facilities; (ii) quality assurance, management system, emergency preparedness and response, radiation protection and radioactive waste management; (iii) safety in storage and transportation of radioactive substance or material; (iv) qualification, training and recognition of qualified or certified personnel employed in facilities handling prescribed substance or radioactive substance; (v) safe working conditions for occupational workers including pre-employment and periodical medical examination; (vi) any other matter as the Board may consider necessary; (d) make recommendations to the Central Government for suspension, modification, cancellation or curtailment of the duration of the licence; (e) frame regulations for,-- (i) the grant of safety authorisation during various stages of the life time of nuclear and radiation facilities and associated activities including type approval to design of radiation equipment, authorisation for storage, transfer and disposal of radioactive wastes, approval of package and shipment of radioactive consignments; (ii) the recognition and certification of persons for performing the tasks or carrying out the functions entrusted to them, in or in relation to, a facility, and establish suitable mechanism for its implementation; (f) specify the criteria for reporting of nuclear incidents, and within a period of fifteen days from the date of occurrence of such nuclear incidents, provide its recommendations to the Central Government for notifying such incidents under section 26; (g) ensure high quality safety management at all places where nuclear and radiation related activities are carried out; (h) ensure transparency by a planned public outreach and engagement with interested parties on matters relating to nuclear safety without disclosing restricted information under section 39; (i) strive to be a knowledge organisation with state-of-the-art scientific capabilities in the domain of its responsibilities; (j) arrange for or conduct research in areas relevant to its functions and develop linkages with technical support organisations; (k) interact with international organisations engaged in activities relevant to the functions of the Board with due governmental approvals; (l) recognise agencies, institutes, and testing and calibration laboratories; (m) advise the Central Government with respect to-- (i) safety of public and the environment; (ii) any radiological surveillance of environment; (iii) preparedness in response to nuclear and radiation emergencies; (n) exempt from the requirement of safety [authorisation], by notification, subject to such conditions specified therein, any radioactive material, any class or classes of radioactive material or any radiation generating plant; (o) engage with the institutions, laboratories, agencies, technical support organisations, industries, specialists, individual experts and professionals of integrity and outstanding ability, who have expertise in scientific, technical, sociological, legal, public communication, and such other disciplines related to nuclear, radiation and industrial safety; (p) coordinate with any other regulator or authority and enter into Memorandum of Understanding with such regulator or authority for the effective discharge of its functions; (q) constitute advisory or such other committees consisting of domain experts and delegate such powers to the committee as it deems necessary, except the power to frame regulations or issue regulatory documents; and (r) exercise such other powers and perform such other functions as may be prescribed. (4) The Board may issue such directions to the holders of safety authorisations and other persons, as it may consider necessary, in the interests of safety. Corrected as per Corrigendum dt. 08/01/2026. Prior to the Correction it read as: "authoritsation"