Legal aspects of nuclear installations safety in Iran

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10.22052/1.2.19

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  Basically Iran laws and regulations on the safety of nuclear installations were inspired by the respected international rules and norms, while in some cases there exist differences, the contents of most of these regulations are those of IAEA documents relating to safety of nuclear installations. In the mean time, the current laws and regulations of Iran on nuclear safety installations are not comprehensive, complete and sufficient. By comparatively analysis of Iran nuclear safety laws and regulations with those of IAEA, this article tries to clarify, describe and analyze current legal order of Iran in relation to nuclear installations safety and their compatibility with the established international norms .

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