Decree-Law No. 361/79 of 8 August 1979 determining the structure and competence of the National Laboratory of Industrial Engineering and Technology

This Decree-Law determines the structure and scope of the National Laboratory of Industrial Engineering and Technology (LNETI) which now includes the Nuclear Physics and Engineering Laboratory of the Junta de Energia Nuclear and its central services. The nuclear activities of the LNETI are divided into three sectors: the Department for Radiological Protection and Safety, responsible for radiation protection in nuclear installations and for the safety of nuclear equipment; the Department for Energy and Nuclear Engineering, responsible for R and D in nuclear engineering and for nuclear energy production; and finally, the Department for Nuclear Science and Technology, in charge of R and D in nuclear science and of promoting the application of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. (NEA)