Article 26. Accreditation of organizations carrying out nuclear safety and (or) radiation safety and (or) nuclear physical safety expertise of the Law on the Use of Atomic Energy

     1. The authorized body shall carry out the accreditation of organizations carrying out nuclear safety and (or) radiation safety and (or) nuclear physical safety expertise.

     2. Based on the results of the accreditation, an accreditation certificate is issued. The validity period of the accreditation certificate is three years. The certificate of accreditation includes the scope of accreditation, types of work in the field of accreditation, applied calculation methods and software and hardware.

     3. An organization carrying out nuclear safety and (or) radiation safety and (or) nuclear physical safety expertise must have:

     1) at least five years of practical experience in the field of accreditation or activities directly related to the field of accreditation;

     2) qualified personnel capable of ensuring the performance of work in the relevant field of accreditation;

     3) software and hardware and (or) calculation methods for performing the claimed types of work.

     4. The examination of accreditation documents is carried out by the authorized body within twenty working days from the date of their receipt.

     5. The grounds for refusal of the applicant's accreditation are:

     1) the presence of false information in the submitted documents;

     2) non-compliance of the submitted documents with the requirements established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

     3) the qualifications of the applicant's staff do not correspond to the declared area of accreditation;

     4) inconsistency of calculation methods and software tools in the declared area of accreditation;

     5) the existence of a court decision prohibiting the practice of the declared type of activity.

     The decision to refuse accreditation may be appealed in accordance with the procedure established by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

     6. Accredited organizations are required to:

     1) at the request of the authorized body, submit documentation related to the implementation of activities in the field of accreditation;

     2) not to disclose confidential information obtained during the performance of work, except in cases provided for by the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

     7. The authorized body maintains a register of accredited organizations that carry out nuclear safety and (or) radiation safety and (or) nuclear physical safety expertise.

     8. Excluded by the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 02/25/2021 No. 12-VII (effective ten calendar days after the date of its first official publication).

The Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated January 12, 2016 No. 442-V SAM. 

This Law defines the legal basis and principles for regulating public relations in the field of the use of atomic energy in order to protect human life and health, their property, and environmental protection, and is aimed at ensuring the regime of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, nuclear, radiation, and nuclear physical safety in the use of atomic energy. 

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