LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF NUCLEAR
SAFETY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATIONORGANIZATION OF THAILAND
POWER SYSTEMELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION BY SECTOR2005 -2015

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
BY FUEL SOURCE (JULY 2016)

RATIONALE OF THE FORMULATION OF
THAILAND ENERGY POLICY
1.

Regional and Domestic economic situation which affect domestic energy
consumption in Thailand such as Government’s transportation
infrastructure investment projects and the commencement of ASEAN
Economic Community, AEC, in late 2015.
2. National Energy Policy Council, NEPC, approved the Framework andAssumption as a principle for the formulation process of PDP2015 on the22nd October 2014.
- Formulation of PDP2015 in accordance with the National Economic andSocial Development Plan- Integration with the formulation of Energy Efficiency Development Plan,EEDP, and Alternative Energy Development Plan, AEDP.

RATIONALE OF THE FORMULATION OF
POWER DEVELOPMENT PLAN
1) Security• Ensure the Security of all Power System
Components• Power– Generation, Transmission and Distribution• Fuel Diversification to reduce
2) Economy• Appropriate determination of Power Tariff toreflect the primary cost3) Ecology• Reduce / Minimize Ecological Impact toEnvironment and Community

ENERGY EFFICIENCY TARGET FOR
POWER SECTORFUEL MIX BY ENERGY GENERATIONENERGY NET GENERATION BY FUEL TYPESESTIMATION OF FUEL MIX FOR POWER
GENERATION IN PDP2015

LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF NUCLEAR SAFETY• The body of Nuclear Energy for Peace Act 2016 created toregulate the conduct of legal or natural persons engaged inactivities related to fissionable materials, ionizing radiation andexposure to natural sources of radiation.
• NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR PEACE ACT, B.E. 2559 (2016) aim toprovide a legal framework for conducting activities related tonuclear energy and ionizing radiation in a manner whichadequately
protects
individuals,
propertyandtheenvironment.
• The Nuclear Act enforce on 1st February 2016.
• The Ministerial Regulation is under progress of legislation 51
issues.

INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR LEGALINSTRUMENTS ON NUCLEAR SAFETY• IAEA Safety Standards Series:• Statutory basis – Article III.A(6)• The Safety Standards Series comprises of:• Safety Fundamentals;• Safety Requirements; and• Safety Guides• Publications of a regulatory nature covering various fields ofnuclear safety

OTHERS PUBLICATIONS AS REFERENCES• Fundamental Safety Principles, No. SF-1 (2006)• Governmental, Legal and Regulatory Framework for Safety,
No. GSR Part 1 (2010)• International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against
Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources, No.
115 (1996)• Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material, TSR-1 (2009)

INTERNATIONAL, MULTILATERALAND BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
Thailand is party to and/or has signed:• Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapon (NPT) (signed and ratifiedin 1972);• Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement (signed and ratified in 1974);• Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (signed in 1987 andratified in 1989);• Convention on Assistance in the case of a Nuclear Accident or RadiologicalEmergency (signed in 1987 and ratified in 1989);• Comprehensive Nuclear-Test Ban Treaty;• The South East Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free-Zone Treaty (signed and ratified in1995);• The International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism(signed in 2005).

INTERNATIONAL, MULTILATERALAND BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
To formalize nuclear safety measures, Thailand would join or sign the following
conventions in the near future:• Convention of Nuclear Safety;• Convention of Physical Protection;• Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety ofRadioactive Waste Management;• Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage;• Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage and Joint Protocol
Relating to the Application of the Vienna Convention and the Paris Convention;• Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy andConvention of 31st January 1963 Supplementary to the Paris Convention.

NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR PEACE ACT 2016
PRINCIPLES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR PEACE ACT (2016)• A number of basic concepts, are expressed as fundamentalprinciples which can be mentioned in this regard:• The safety principle;• The security principle;• The responsibility principle;• The permission principle;• The continuous control principle;

NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR PEACE ACT 2016
PRINCIPLES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR PEACE ACT (2016) (Cont.)• The compensation principle;• The sustainable development principle;• The compliance principle;• The independence principle;• The transparency principle;• The international co-operation principle.

NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR PEACECOMMISSION
The Nuclear Energy for Peace Commission” consisting of:
1. The Prime Minister as Chairperson
2. The Minister of the Ministry of Science and Technology asVice Chairperson
3. Ten ex officio members
4. Six qualified members appointed by the Council of Ministers
from exert persons
5. The Secretary General of OAP

POWER AND DUTIES OF THE
COMMISSION
1. To propose policies and recommendations to the Council ofMinisters on the issues of the use of nuclear energy alsonuclear and radiation regulation for safety2. To advise the Minister on issuing the Ministerial Regulations
under the Nuclear Energy for Peace Act
3. To specify rules and oversee compliance with the terms orconditions in a license issued under the Nuclear Energy forPeace Act
4. To develop specific standards on nuclear energy
5. to promote and disseminate the knowledge on nuclear
safetyINTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTATIONS
1. Convention on Nuclear Safety, 1994 (INFCIRC/449) (FuturePlan) Does not apply to research reactors
2. Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management andon the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, 1997(INFCIRC/546) (Future Plan) Dose not apply to waste containing
only naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) which isoutside the nuclear fuel cycle
3. Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, 1986
(INFCIRC/335) (21 April 1989)

INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTATIONS
4. Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident
or Radiological Emergency, 1986 (INFCIRC/336) (21 April 1989)
5. Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive
Sources, 2003 (INFCIRC/663)
6. Code of Conduct on the Safety of Research Reactors, 2004
(IAEA/CODEOC/RR/2006)

Convention on Early Notification of aNuclear Accident, 1986 (INFCIRC/335)• Obligation to notify nuclear accidents• Inform and assist in a nuclear accident or radiologicalemergency• Based on a system of competent authorities and national
contact points for information exchange• Detailed information must be made known through thesecontact points so as to facilitate counter measures

CODES OF CONDUCT• Instruments of a legally non-binding nature prepared at theinternational level to offer guidance for the harmonization ofnational laws, regulations and policies• Safety of “research reactors” i.e. nuclear reactors used mainly
for the generation and utilization of neutron flux and ionizing
radiation for research and other purposes• Addresses not only the role of the State and the Regulatory
Body but also the Operating Organization

“Who is primarily responsiblefor ensuring safety?”• “Who is primarily responsible for ensuring safety?”• The entity that has been consistently identified as primarily
responsible is the operator or licensee who has been granted
the authority to conduct specific activities related to nuclear
energy or ionizing radiation.
• The fundamental principle that the operator or licensee
should bear the burden of ensuring that its activities meet theapplicable safety, security and environmental protection
requirements.

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION• Public Hearing for Government Projects per Prime Minister’sOffice Regulation• Stakeholder means any person who may be affected or may
suffer a loss caused by a government project• Government Project means– Any project involving economic or social development,
which is under either by direct, concessional, or authorizedmanagement of a government unit, and– That project has widely significant impacts onenvironment, health, way of life, or any other interest ofstakeholders.

PUBLIC HEARING FOR GOVERNMENTAL PROJECT• Notifying stakeholders of• Method of public hearing• Period of public hearing• Place of public hearing• Project details enough to understand and comment• Using one or more of the following public hearing methods
with stakeholders• Polling• Consultative Meeting• Announcing the results of polling and consultative meeting
within 15 days of completion