Technical Regulations
The NRRC has established its technical regulatory standards as part of its legal framework. These standards use the IAEA guidelines as a minimum benchmark as the IAEA, under its mandate, sets safety standards designed to protect public health and minimize risks to both lives and property.
(NRRC-R-01) Radiation Safety
This regulation sets out the general safety requirements in ensuring the protection of people and the environment against the harmful effects of ionizing radiation and for the safety of radiation sources.
(Old Regulation 2022) - (Updated Regulation 2024)
(NRRC-R-02) Notification on and Authorization of Facilities and Activities with Radiation Sources
This regulation prescribes the general requirements for notification and authorization of activities, facilities and practices with a radiation source, nuclear material and/or ore containing uranium and thorium in the Kingdom, including the provision of authorization conditions. The Regulation also prescribed provision for the amendment, renewal, suspension, revocation, and termination of authorization. The regulation also specifies the documents required for notification to NRRC of facilities and activities with radiation sources to be authorized. It also defines the framework for the implementation of the fee for authorization purposes. (Old Regulation 2022) - (Updated Regulation 2024)
(NRRC-R-03 ) Licensing and Regulatory Oversight of Nuclear Facilities
(NRRC-R-04) Leadership and Management for Safety
This Regulation sets out the general requirements for the command and management of nuclear facilities and their human personnel in order to provide optimal levels of nuclear safety at such facilities. This Regulation also contributes to the development of requirements to promote a culture of nuclear safety.
(Old Regulation 2022) - (Updated Regulation 2024)(NRRC-R-05) Site Evaluationof Nuclear Facilities
(NRRC-R-06) Design of Nuclear Facilities
(NRRC-R-07) Safety Assessment of Nuclear Facilities
(NRRC-R-08) Construction and Commissioning of Nuclear Facilities
(NRRC-R-09) Operations of Nuclear Facilities
(NRRC-R-10) Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities
(NRRC-R-11) Nuclear Security
(NRRC-R-12) Nuclear Material Accountancy and Control
(NRRC-R-14) Nuclear Facilities Emergency Preparedness and Response
(NRRC-R-15) Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials
The purpose of this Regulation is to identify the requirements that must be met in order to ensure safety, protect humans, the environment and property from the harmful effects of radiation during the transport of radioactive materials. (Old Regulation 2022) - (Updated Regulation 2024)
(NRRC-R-16) Management of Radioactive Waste
This regulation sets out the safety objectives, criteria and requirements for the protection of human health and the environment that shall be applied to the activities and to the facilities for the predisposal management of radioactive waste, and the requirements that shall be met to ensure the safety of such activities and facilities. (Old Regulation 2022) - (Updated Regulation 2024)
The purpose of this Regulation is to identify prior arrangements and preparations for relevant incidents, or what may affect the safety of the nuclear facility or its location. This Regulation sets out the requirements for an appropriate level of preparedness for and response to nuclear or radiological emergencies in order to mitigate their negative consequences if they occur, whatever their causes.(Old Regulation 2022)- (Updated Regulation 2024)
(NRRC-R-17) Security of Radioactive Materials
The purpose of this regulation is to present the regulatory requirements for the security of radioactive materials throughout their life cycle against unauthorized removal of the radioactive material and sabotage. (Old Regulation 2022) - (Updated Regulation 2024)
(NRRC-R-18) Authorization and Regulatory Control of Nuclear-Related Items
This regulation provides the regulatory requirements for control of nuclear related items and the responsibilities of the person conducting related activities, for the purpose of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. The regulation applies to the development, production, import, export, re-export, transfer, transit, trans-shipment of nuclear related items, including technology and software, and any other activities related to non-proliferation of nuclear weapons. This regulation details out requirements for notification, authorization and control of the activities under this regulation. (Old Regulation 2022) - (Updated Regulation 2024)
(NRRC-R-19) Recognition Requirement for Building Competence, Qualification, and Training for Radiation Protection and Safety
This Regulation sets out the main responsibilities of the parties with regard to training human personnel, protecting them from radiation and ensuring their safety.
(under preparation)
(NRRC-R-20) Information Protection and Cybersecurity
This Regulation prescribed minimum requirements for the protection of sensitive information and cybersecurity against conventional threats, including cyberattack against nuclear and other radioactive materials in the Kingdom. The regulation complements provision on information protection, including its computer based systems through assurance of cybersecurity as provided in the Regulations on Nuclear Security (NRRC-R-11) and the Regulations on Security of Radioactive Materials (NRRC-R-17). The provisions under the regulation are in line with the requirements set forth by the Competent Security Agencies in order to protect its vital interests, national security, critical infrastructures, high priority sectors and governmental services and practices in the Kingdom. (under preparation)