Penalties for violations of regulations on management of radioactive substances and nuclear materials
(Baonghean.vn) - How are violations of regulations on the management of radioactive substances and nuclear materials handled? Mr. NTQ in Yen Thanh district asked.
Article 310 of the 2015 Penal Code (amended and supplemented in 2017) stipulates the Crime of violating regulations on management of radioactive substances and nuclear materials, as follows:
1. Anyone who violates regulations on management of production, equipment, use, preservation, storage, transportation, purchase, sale or handling of radioactive substances or nuclear materials, causing damage to others in one of the following cases, shall be sentenced to imprisonment from 03 years to 10 years:
a) Causing death;
b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 01 person with a body injury rate of 61% or more;
c) Causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people from 61% to 121%;
d) Causing property damage from VND 100,000,000 to under VND 500,000,000.
2. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 07 years to 15 years:
a) Killing 02 people;
b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 02 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people from 122% to 200%;
c) Causing property damage from VND 500,000,000 to under VND 1,500,000,000.
3. Committing a crime in one of the following cases shall be punishable by imprisonment from 15 to 20 years:
a) Causing the death of 03 people or more;
b) Causing injury or damage to the health of 03 or more people, with the total body injury rate of these people being 201% or more;
c) Causing property damage of VND 1,500,000,000 or more.
4. Violating regulations on management of radioactive substances and nuclear materials in cases where there is a real possibility of leading to consequences specified in one of points a, b and c, Clause 3 of this Article, if not prevented in time, shall be subject to non-custodial reform for up to 03 years or imprisonment from 06 months to 03 years.
5. The offender may also be banned from holding positions, practicing a profession or doing certain jobs from 01 to 05 years.”.
