Act No. CXVI on atomic energy

Hungary

Legislative

Law

Passed in 1996

This act provides the general framework for nuclear energy production in Hungary. It requires the government to create a general safety framework, adopt a national policy on waste management every 5 years, establish a National Atomic Energy Authority to monitor nuclear energy production, create a Central Nuclear Financial Fund promote nuclear energy development. It also gives the government broad authority over all aspects of the nuclear energy production process, including siting, designing, construction, licensing, operating, renewing licenses, and decommissioning facilities.

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