Decree of the 27. July 2001

The decree of the 27. July 2001 defines the organization of nuclear safety concerning nuclear military systems (SNM) and secret basic nuclear installations (INBS). The responsibility of nuclear safety is shared between 3 authorities: 1) the synthetic authority, this authority defines the organization required to reach and maintain the adequate level of safety set by the ministry of defence, the synthetic authority can change according to the state in which SNM or INBS is (designing, fabrication, operation and dismantling); 2) the authority that is responsible for the material and staff resources that are required to operate the SNM or INBS according to the rules and regulations of nuclear safety; and 3) the military territorial authority, this authority manages the actions made by the state services concerning the prevention of accidents, or the measures to take in case of accidents. (A.C.)