Paragraph 6: Lapse and cessation of activity

When a nuclear activity has not begun within three years of the issue of the receipt for the declaration or notification of the registration or authorisation, the declaration, registration or authorisation lapses. In the event of definitive withdrawal of the registration or authorisation issued in application of the third paragraph of Article L. 1333-31, the Nuclear Safety Authority shall prescribe to the person responsible for the nuclear activity the conditions…

I.-The person in charge of a nuclear activity who wishes to permanently cease his activity shall inform the Nuclear Safety Authority. The permanent cessation of a nuclear activity subject to registration or authorisation shall be notified to the Nuclear Safety Authority at least three months before the planned date of permanent cessation or as soon as possible if cessation is to take place within a shorter period. This period is…

When pollution resulting from the nuclear activity is discovered at the time of definitive cessation of its activity, the person responsible for the activity shall propose to the Nuclear Safety Authority a management plan to achieve a state such that it cannot adversely affect the interests mentioned in Article L. 1333-7 , taking into account the reference level mentioned in Article R. 1333-96. If the management plan provides for decontamination,…

I.- After analysing the documents submitted by the person responsible for the nuclear activity, the Nuclear Safety Authority shall notify this person of the decision terminating the authorisation or registration, or issue a certificate terminating the declaration. If the Nuclear Safety Authority remains silent for more than six months on the request for a decision terminating the authorisation or registration or the issue of a certificate releasing the person responsible…