本法未規定者,適用其他有關法律之規定。
Situations not covered by the present Act are to be dealt with according to the provisions of other relevant codes.
第2條 本法用詞定義如下:
Article 2 The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:
二放射性:指核種自發衰變時釋出游離輻射之現象。
(2) Radioactivity refers to the phenomenon of emitting ionizing radiation when a radionuclide spontaneously disintegrates.
四可發生游離輻射設備:指核子反應器設施以外,用電磁場、原子核反應等方法,產生游離輻射之設備。
(4) Equipment capable of producing ionizing radiation refers to the equipment apart from nuclear reactor facilities capable of producing ionizing radiation by such means as electromagnetic fields, or nuclear reactions.
五放射性廢棄物:指具有放射性或受放射性物質污染之廢棄物,包括備供最終處置之用過核子燃料。
(5) Radioactive waste refers to waste that is radioactive or is contaminated with radioactive material, including the spent nuclear fuel pending final disposal.
七背景輻射:指下列之游離輻射:
(7) Background radiation refers to the following types of ionizing radiation:
(二)天然存在於地殼或大氣中之天然放射性物質釋出之游離輻射。
(b) ionizing radiation emitted by naturally occurring radioactive material which naturally exists in the Earth's crust or the atmosphere;
(四)因核子試爆或其他原因而造成含放射性物質之全球落塵釋出之游離輻射。
and (d) ionizing radiation emitted by global fallout containing radioactive material arising from nuclear testing or other reasons.
八曝露:指人體受游離輻射照射或接觸、攝入放射性物質之過程。
(8) Exposure refers to the process whereby the human body is exposed to irradiation by ionizing radiation, or contact with, or the intake of radioactive material.
九職業曝露:指從事輻射作業所受之曝露。
(9) Occupational exposure refers to the exposure that incurs from practices.
一○醫療曝露:指在醫療過程中病人及其協助者所接受之曝露。
(10) Medical exposure refers to the exposure of patients and their helpers to ionizing radiation in the course of diagnosis or treatment.
一一緊急曝露:指發生事故之時或之後,為搶救遇險人員,阻止事態擴大或其他緊急情況,而有組織且自願接受之曝露。
(11) Emergency exposure refers to systematic exposure which is voluntarily received in order to rescue lives of persons in danger and to prevent the worsening of a situation, or other emergencies during and after the occurrence of an accident.
一三干預:指影響既存輻射源與受曝露人間之曝露途徑,以減少個人或集體曝露所採取之措施。
(13) Intervention refers to the measures that are taken to affect exposure pathways between existing radiation sources and the persons exposed, for the purpose of reducing individual or collective exposure.
一四設施經營者:指經主管機關許可、發給許可證或登記備查,經營輻射作業相關業務者。
(14) Facility operator refers to a person who operates a business connected with practice and who is permitted or licensed by the Competent Authority, or is registered with the Competent Authority.
一六輻射工作人員:指受僱或自僱經常從事輻射作業,並認知會接受曝露之人員。
(16) Radiation workers are to employed or self-employed persons who frequently engage in practice and are aware that they may be subject to exposure.
一七西弗:指國際單位制之人員劑量單位。
(17) Sievert / Sv refers to the SI unit of personal dose.
一八劑量限度:指人員因輻射作業所受之曝露,不應超過之劑量值。
(18) Dose limit refers to the maximum allowable dose arising from exposure received by a worker in practice.
一九污染環境:指因輻射作業而改變空氣、水或土壤原有之放射性物質含量,致影響其正常用途,破壞自然生態或損害財物。
(19) Contaminating the environment refers to practice-related activities changing the amount of radioactive material in air, water, or soil thereby affecting its normal use in a way that jeopardizing the natural ecology, or damaging property.
第3條 本法之主管機關,為行政院原子能委員會。
Article 3 The Competent Authority in this Act is the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) of the Executive Yuan.
第4條 天然放射性物質、背景輻射及其所造成之曝露,不適用本法之規定。
Article 4 The provisions of the Act do not apply to naturally occurring radioactive material, background radiation, and their exposure herein.
但有影響公眾安全之虞者,主管機關得經公告之程序,將其納入管理;其辦法,由主管機關定之。
Provided there is a threat to public safety, the Competent Authority may take them under its jurisdiction by the procedure of announcement and the regulations shall be laid down by the Competent Authority.
前項污水下水道不包括設施經營者擁有或營運之污水處理設施、腐化槽及過濾池。
Paragraph 8.2 The preceding sewerage does not include treatment facilities for polluted water, septic tanks, and filtration ponds owned or operated by the facility operator.
第9條 輻射工作場所排放含放射性物質之廢氣或廢水者,設施經營者應實施輻射安全評估,並報請主管機關核准後,始得為之。
Article 9 The facility operator shall not discharge any waste gas or waste water containing radioactive material until after a radiation safety assessment is conducted and submitted to the Competent Authority and approval has been granted.
前項排放,應依主管機關之規定記錄及申報並保存之。
In accordance with regulations, a record of the preceding discharges shall be reported to the Competent Authority and kept on file.