732.1 Nuclear Energy Act of 21 March 2003 (NEA)

732.1 Loi du 21 mars 2003 sur l'énergie nucléaire (LENu)

Art. 88 Failure to observe safety and security measures

1 Any person who wilfully commits any of the following offences shall be liable to a term of imprisonment or a fine not exceeding 500,000 Swiss francs:

a.
manufacturing or supplying faulty components of a nuclear installation that are important in terms of nuclear safety or security;
b.
damaging, removing, rendering unusable, using in an improper manner or putting out of operation an installation in a nuclear installation that is important in terms of nuclear safety or security, or failing to install or render such an installation ready for operation;
c.
failing to observe protective measures that are important in terms of nuclear safety or security when handling nuclear materials or radioactive waste.

2 Any person who by committing the foregoing offences knowingly endangers the life or health of a number of humans, or causes damage to property of significant value, shall be liable to a term of penal servitude, which may also be combined with a fine not exceeding 500,000 Swiss francs.

3 If the offender has acted negligently, he shall be liable to a term of imprisonment or a fine not exceeding 100,000 Swiss francs.

Art. 87 Contributions versées aux organisations internationales et participation à des projets internationaux

La Confédération peut verser des contributions à des organisations internationales actives dans le domaine de l’utilisation pacifique de l’énergie nucléaire, notamment en faveur de la non-prolifération des armements nucléaires, de la sécurité, de la santé et de l’environnement et participer à des projets internationaux.

 

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