Nuclear regulatory authority
The Radiation Inspection and Control Service, Department of Labour Inspection, Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance is responsible for radiation protection, nuclear safety and waste management.
Nuclear activities
There are no nuclear power plants, no research reactors, no waste management facilities, and no uranium mining and milling activities. Radioactive sources are used for medical, industrial and research purposes, and radioactive sources/materials are transported.
Radioactive waste and spent fuel management
No production of spent fuel in Cyprus. Small amounts of radioactive waste are produced from nuclear medicine and research activities.
Main legal instruments
The main legal instruments on these issues are.
The Protection from Ionizing Radiation Laws of 2002 and 2009, No. 115(I)/2002 and No. 8(I)/2009; The Protection from Ionizing Radiation (Basic Principles) Regulations of 2002, ΚΔΠ 494/2002; The Protection from Ionizing Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations of 2002, ΚΔΠ 497/2002; The Protection from Ionizing Radiation (Information to the Public on Applicable Measures in case of Emergency) Regulations of 2002, ΚΔΠ 495/2002; The Protection from Ionizing Radiation (Supervision and Control of Shipments of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel) Regulations of 2009, ΚΔΠ 86/2009; The Protection from Ionizing Radiation (Control of High Activity Sealed Radioactive Sources and Orphan Sources) Regulations of 2006; The Conventions on Early Warning and Assistance in the case of Nuclear Accident Ratification Law, No. 164/1988; The Convention on Nuclear Safety (Ratification) Law of 1998, No. 20 (III)/98; The Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (Ratification) Law of 2009, No. 13 (III)/2009; The Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material Ratification Law, No. 3 (III)/1998; The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Ratification Law, No. 32(III)/2003; The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Ratification Law, No. 8/1970; The Safeguards Agreement between Cyprus and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Ratification Law, No. 3/1973; The Protocol Additional to the Agreement between Cyprus and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in Connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Ratification Law, No. 27(III)/2002; The International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (Ratification) Law of 2007, No. 44(III)/2007; and The Euratom Treaty and relevant regulations.
