Article 3. Goals, objectives of the establishment and principles of legislative regulation of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone of the Law on the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone

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1. The Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone is being established in order to ensure nuclear and radiation safety in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as well as to rehabilitate the territory of the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in order to enable the gradual return of its lands to economic circulation.

2. The objectives of the creation of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone are:

1) fulfillment of the State's obligations to ensure nuclear and radiation safety and maintain the nuclear non-proliferation regime in the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone and adjacent lands;

2) organization of effective management and proper maintenance, repair, reconstruction and modernization of infrastructure facilities;

3) carrying out work to limit the spread of radioactive contamination, rehabilitate lands that have been subjected to excess radioactive contamination, and enhance the safety of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone;

4) ensuring continuous monitoring of the level of radioactive contamination of atmospheric air, groundwater and surface waters, soil and plants, as well as determining the parameters of radionuclide migration in the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone;

5) development of science and technology in the field of peaceful uses of atomic energy and radioecology.

3. The principles of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the field of creation and implementation of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone include:

1) safety – ensuring a high-quality and reliable analysis of the radioecological situation during a comprehensive environmental survey, monitoring the level of radioactive contamination, as well as determining the parameters of radionuclide migration;

2) glasnost – ensuring the availability of information on the functioning of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone, as well as holding events to highlight activities related to the implementation of this Law;

3) non–proliferation is the fulfillment of the international obligations of the Republic of Kazakhstan to limit the proliferation of nuclear materials and ensure nuclear and radiation safety in the territory of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone;

4) prevention – the implementation of activities aimed at limiting the spread of radioactive contamination and the rehabilitation of the territory of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone, which has been subjected to excess radioactive contamination.

This Law regulates public relations arising from the establishment and operation of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Safety Zone.

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