Safety Standards and Regulatory Practices (SSRP)

This document is a government gazette notice published on 28 April 2006 by the Department of Minerals and Energy in South Africa, containing regulations made under the National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999. It establishes safety standards and regulatory practices for nuclear activities, defining key terms such as 'dose', 'radiation protection', 'decommissioning', 'emergency preparedness', and 'risk assessment'. The regulations apply to nuclear installations, vessels, and radioactive materials, setting out requirements for licensing, exemptions, clearance, and safety assessments. It includes annexures detailing dose limits, probabilistic risk limits, and exempt radioactivity concentrations.