Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION (SAFEGUARDS) REGULATIONS 1987 - REG 4A

         (1)   For the purposes of subsection 24 (1) of the Act, the following kinds of nuclear material are prescribed:

                (a)    source material, other than source material consisting of or containing:

                          (i)    1000 or more kilograms element weight of depleted uranium;

                         (ii)    500 or more kilograms element weight of natural uranium; or

                        (iii)    1000 or more kilograms element weight of thorium;

               (b)    special fissionable material in a quantity not exceeding one gram isotope weight of plutonium -- 239, uranium -- 233 and uranium -- 235.

         (2)   For the purposes of subsection 24 (1) of the Act, the following kinds of associated items are prescribed:

                (a)    deuterium or heavy water in a quantity not exceeding 200 kilograms weight of deuterium atoms;

               (b)    nuclear grade graphite in a quantity not exceeding 30 tonnes.

         (3)   In this regulation:

"heavy water" means a deuterium compound in which the ratio of deuterium to hydrogen exceeds the ratio 1 to 5000.

"nuclear grade graphite" means graphite having a purity level better than 5 parts per million boron equivalent and a density of more than 1.5 grams per cubic centimetre.