Article 1The purpose of this Act is to strengthen Nuclear Disaster control measures, thereby protecting the lives, bodies, and properties of citizens from the consequences of a Nuclear Disaster, taking into consideration the particularity of a Nuclear Disaster; in conjunction with the Act on the Regulation of Nuclear Source Materials, Nuclear Fuel Materials and Reactors (Act No. 166 of 1957; hereinafter referred to as the "Reactor Regulation Act"), the Basic Act on Disaster Management (Act No. 223 of 1961), and other Acts concerning Nuclear Disaster Prevention, by providing special measures to comply with the obligations, etc. of Nuclear Licensees to prevent Nuclear Disasters, the issuance of a Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency and the establishment, etc. of a Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters, and the implementation of Emergency Response Measures and other matters relating to a Nuclear Disaster.

Article 2In this Act, the meanings of the terms set forth in the following items are as prescribed respectively in those items:

Article 3A Nuclear Licensee shall be responsible for taking all possible measures to prevent the occurrence of a Nuclear Disaster pursuant to the provisions of this Act or any other relevant Act and for taking, in good faith, all necessary measures to prevent the progression (expansion) of a Nuclear Disaster (including the probability of the occurrence of a Nuclear Disaster) and Nuclear Disaster recovery efforts.

Article 4(1)Pursuant to the provisions of this Act or any other relevant Act, the State shall fulfill its responsibilities under Article 3, paragraph (1) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management concerning Nuclear Disasters by establishing a Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters, giving necessary instructions to local governments and taking other measures necessary for the implementation of Emergency Response Measures and those necessary for the implementation of Nuclear Disaster Prevention Measures and Post-Disaster Measures.

(2)To ensure the smooth implementation of Nuclear Disaster Prevention Measures, Emergency Response Measures, and Post-Disaster Measures by a local government under the provisions of this Act, the head of a Designated Government Organization (if the Designated Government Organization is a committee or any other agency based on the council system; the same shall apply hereinafter except in Article 17, paragraph (7), item (iii)) and the head of a Designated Local Government Organization shall make recommendations and give advice to the relevant local government and implement other appropriate measures with regard to the functions under the jurisdiction of the relevant local government.

(3)In addition to exercising their authority appropriately under the provisions of this Act, the Prime Minister and the NRA shall give guidance and advice to the Nuclear Licensee and implement other appropriate measures to ensure that Nuclear Disaster Prevention Measures, Emergency Response Measures, and Post-Disaster Measures are smoothly implemented by the Nuclear Licensee under the provisions of this Act.

Article 4-2In anticipation of a Nuclear Disaster caused by a large-scale natural disaster or a criminal act such as terrorism, the State shall be responsible for taking all possible measures to reinforce security systems, ensure thorough defense-in-depth at the Nuclear Facility Site, improve Countermeasures according to the degree of damage, and implement other Nuclear Disaster Prevention Measures to minimize the damage incurred. The State shall be responsible for taking all possible measures for the prevention of a nuclear disaster, including the strengthening of security systems, the thorough implementation of defense-in-depth at nuclear sites, and the development of countermeasures in accordance with the damage situation, from the viewpoint of minimizing the damage caused by a nuclear disaster, assuming the occurrence of a nuclear disaster due to a large-scale natural disaster, terrorism or other criminal acts.

Article 5Pursuant to the provisions of this Act or any other relevant Act, a local government shall fulfill its responsibilities under Article 4, paragraph (1) and Article 5, paragraph (1) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management concerning the occurrence of a Nuclear Disaster by taking measures necessary for the implementation of Nuclear Disaster Prevention Measures, Emergency Response Measures, and Post-Disaster Measures.

Article 6The State, local governments, Nuclear Licensees, Designated Public Corporations, and Designated Local Public Corporations shall cooperate with each other through the promotion of mutual coordination to ensure the smooth implementation of Nuclear Disaster Prevention Measures, Emergency Response Measures, and Post-Disaster Measures.

Article 6-2(1)The NRA shall establish guidelines (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulatory Guide for Emergency Preparedness and Response" [NRA EPR Guide]) to ensure that Nuclear Disaster Prevention Measures, Emergency Response Measures, and Post-Disaster Measures (referred to in the next paragraph as the "Nuclear Disaster Countermeasures") are smoothly implemented by the Nuclear Licensee, the head of a Designated Government Organization, and the head of a Designated Local Government Organization, local government, Designated Public Corporation, or Designated Local Public Corporation, and any other relevant person or organization, in conformance with the Basic Disaster Management Plan under the provisions of Article 2, item (8) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management.

(2)The NRA shall prescribe the following matters in the EPR Guide.

(3)When it prepares or revises the EPR Guide, the NRA shall immediately publicize this guide.

Article 7(1)Pursuant to the provisions of the Cabinet Office Order and the NRA Regulation, the Nuclear Licensee shall prepare a Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan for each of its Nuclear Facility Sites with regard to its Nuclear Disaster Prevention Measures, Emergency Response Measures, and Post-Disaster Measures as well as other duties that are necessary for preventing the occurrence and progression (expansion) of a Nuclear Disaster and for promoting Nuclear Disaster recovery efforts, review its Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan every year, and revise the plan where necessary. In this case, the Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan shall not conflict with either the Local Disaster Management Plan prescribed in Article 2, item (x) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management or the Disaster Management Plan for petroleum industrial complexes and other petroleum facilities prescribed in Article 31, paragraph (1) of the Act on the Prevention of Disasters in Petroleum Industrial Complexes and Other Petroleum Facilities (referred to in the next paragraph as a "Local Disaster Management Plan, etc.").

(2)When a Nuclear Licensee prepares or revises a Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Nuclear Licensee shall, pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order, confer in advance with the prefectural governor who has jurisdiction over the area where the relevant Nuclear Facility Site is located (hereinafter referred to as the "Competent Prefectural Governor"), the municipal mayor who has jurisdiction over this area (hereinafter referred to as the "Competent Municipal Mayor"), and the prefectural governors of prefectures that include a municipality neighboring a municipality that includes this area (excluding the Competent Prefectural Governor; hereinafter referred to as the "Related Neighboring Prefectural Governors"). In this case, the Competent Prefectural Governor and Related Neighboring Prefectural Governors shall hear the opinions of the mayors of related surrounding municipalities (i.e., the mayors of municipalities that have prepared a Local Disaster Management Plan, etc. [excluding those listed in Article 2, item (x), (a) or (c) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management] concerning Nuclear Disasters pertaining to the Nuclear Facility Site with regard to the relevant municipal area and that fulfill other requirements specified by the Cabinet Order [excluding the Competent Municipal Mayor]; the same shall apply hereinafter).

(3)When a Nuclear Licensee prepares or revises a Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Nuclear Licensee shall immediately notify the Prime Minister and the NRA of the plan and publicize the gist of the plan.

(4)If the Prime Minister and the NRA find a Nuclear Licensee to be in violation of the provisions of paragraph (1) or find the Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan prepared by a Nuclear Licensee to be insufficient to prevent the occurrence or progression (expansion) of a Nuclear Disaster pertaining to the relevant Nuclear Facility Site, the Prime Minister and the NRA may order the Nuclear Licensee to prepare a Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan or to revise its Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan.

Article 8(1)A Nuclear Licensee shall establish an on-site organization for Nuclear Emergency preparedness at each of its Nuclear Facility Sites.

(2)In accordance with the Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan prescribed in paragraph (1) of the preceding Article, an on-site organization for Nuclear Emergency preparedness shall perform the necessary duties to prevent the occurrence or progression (expansion) of a Nuclear Disaster prescribed in the same paragraph.

(3)Pursuant to the provisions of the NRA Regulation, the Nuclear Licensee shall post Nuclear Disaster Management staff to carry out the duties prescribed in the preceding paragraph at its on-site organization for Nuclear Emergency preparedness.

(4)When the Nuclear Licensee posts Nuclear Disaster Management staff at its on-site organization for Nuclear Emergency preparedness, it shall notify the NRA, the Competent Prefectural Governor, the Competent Municipal Mayor, and the Related Neighboring Prefectural Governors of the current status thereof, pursuant to the provisions of the NRA Regulation. In this case, the NRA shall send a copy of the document pertaining to this notification to the Prime Minister, while the Competent Prefectural Governor and the Related Neighboring Prefectural Governors shall send a copy of the same document to the mayors of related surrounding municipalities.

(5)If the NRA finds a Nuclear Licensee to be in violation of the provisions of paragraph (1) or (3), the NRA may order the Nuclear Licensee to establish an on-site organization for Nuclear Emergency preparedness or post Nuclear Disaster Management staff.

Article 9(1)A Nuclear Licensee shall appoint a Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager for each of its Nuclear Facility Sites to manage the relevant on-site organization for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness.

(2)A person who manages and administers the operation of a Nuclear Facility Site shall serve as the Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager.

(3)A Nuclear Licensee shall appoint a Vice-Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager from among those in a managerial or supervisory position who are able to appropriately perform duties concerning the prevention of the occurrence or progression (expansion) of a Nuclear Disaster at the relevant Nuclear Facility Site and serve as an assistant to the Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager in managing the relevant on-site organization for Nuclear Emergency preparedness.

(4)If a Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager is not located within the relevant Nuclear Facility Site, the Nuclear Licensee shall have a Vice-Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager manage the relevant on-site organization for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness.

(5)When a Nuclear Licensee appoints a Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager or a Vice-Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or (3), the Nuclear Licensee shall notify the NRA, the Competent Prefectural Governor, the Competent Municipal Mayor, and the Related Neighboring Prefectural Governors of the appointment without delay, pursuant to the provisions of the NRA Regulation. The same shall apply to the dismissal of such a person. In this case, the NRA shall send a copy of the document pertaining to this notification to the Prime Minister.

(6)The provisions of the second sentence of paragraph (4) of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the notification set forth in the preceding paragraph.

(7)If the NRA finds a Nuclear Licensee to be in violation of the provisions of paragraph (1) or (3) or if a Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager or a Vice-Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager violates the provisions of this Act or any order issued based on this Act, the NRA may order the Nuclear Licensee to appoint a Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager or a Vice-Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager or to dismiss the relevant Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager or Vice-Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager.

Article 10(1)If a Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager discovers or is notified that a radiation dose above the limit specified by a Cabinet Order has been detected, pursuant to the provisions of the Cabinet Order, near the border of an area where the Nuclear Facility Site is located or that an incident pursuant to the provisions of the Cabinet Order has occurred, the Manager shall promptly notify the Prime Minister, the NRA, the Competent Prefectural Governor, the Competent Municipal Mayor, and the Related Neighboring Prefectural Governors (in the case of an incident pertaining to Transport Outside the Nuclear Facility Site, the Prime Minister, the NRA, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the prefectural governor, and the municipal mayor who has jurisdiction over the area where the incident occurred) of this excessive radiation dose, pursuant to the provisions of the Cabinet Office Order and the NRA Regulation (in the case of an incident pertaining to Transport Outside the Nuclear Facility Site, the Cabinet Office Order, the NRA Regulation, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Order) and the provisions of the Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan. In this case, the Competent Prefectural Governor and the Related Neighboring Prefectural Governors shall notify the mayors of related surrounding municipalities of this excessive radiation dose.

(2)If a prefectural governor or the municipal mayor receives a notification pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of the preceding paragraph, the prefectural governor or the municipal mayor may request the Prime Minister and the NRA (in the case of an incident pertaining to Transport Outside the Nuclear Facility Site, the Prime Minister, the NRA, and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism; the same shall apply in this paragraph and Article 15, paragraph (1), item (1)) to dispatch expert officials for the purpose of ascertaining the situation, pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order. In this case, the Prime Minister and the NRA shall dispatch officials who are found to be qualified.

Article 11(1)In accordance with the requirements specified by the NRA Regulation, a Nuclear Licensee shall establish and maintain at its Nuclear Facility Site a radiation measurement facility that is necessary for issuing notifications under the provisions of the first sentence of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article.

(2)A Nuclear Licensee shall install, maintain, and check as necessary protection apparatus for radiation hazards, emergency communication devices, and any other materials and equipment that the on-site organization for Nuclear Emergency preparedness requires to perform its duties as specified by the Cabinet Office Order and the NRA Regulation (hereinafter referred to as "Materials and Equipment for Nuclear Disaster Management") in its on-site organization for Nuclear Emergency preparedness.

(3)When a Nuclear Licensee installs a radiation measurement facility pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) or installs Materials and Equipment for Nuclear Disaster Management pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Nuclear Licensee shall notify the Prime Minister, the NRA, the Competent Prefectural Governor, the Competent Municipal Mayor, and the Related Neighboring Prefectural Governors of the status of the facility or materials and equipment, pursuant to the provisions of the Cabinet Office Order and the NRA Regulation.

(4)The provisions of the second sentence of Article 8, paragraph (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the notification set forth in the preceding paragraph.

(5)When a Nuclear Licensee installs a radiation measurement facility pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Nuclear Licensee shall undergo an inspection conducted by the NRA with regard to the performance of the facility, pursuant to the provisions of the NRA Regulation.

(6)If the Prime Minister and the NRA find a Nuclear Licensee to be in violation of the provisions of paragraph (1) or (2), they may order the Nuclear Licensee to implement necessary measures for the installation, maintenance, or improvement of its radiation measurement facility or for the installation or the maintenance and checking of its Materials and Equipment for Nuclear Disaster Management.

(7)A Nuclear Licensee shall record the measurements for the radiation dose detected by a radiation measurement facility under paragraph (1) and publicize such values, pursuant to the provisions of the NRA Regulation.

Article 12(1)For each Nuclear Facility Site, the Prime Minister shall designate a facility to serve as a center for the Emergency Response Measures taken by a person or an organization prescribed in Article 26, paragraph (2) and a center for the Post-Disaster Measures taken by a person or an organization prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (2), and this facility shall be located within the prefecture that includes the area where the relevant Nuclear Facility Site is located and must fulfill other requirements specified by the Cabinet Office Order (hereinafter referred to as an "Off-Site Center").

(2)When the Prime Minister designates an Off-Site Center or changes its designation, the Prime Minister shall hear in advance the opinions of the NRA, the Competent Prefectural Governor, the Competent Municipal Mayor, the municipal mayor who has jurisdiction over the location of the Off-Site Center (excluding the Competent Municipal Mayor), and the Nuclear Licensee pertaining to that Off-Site Center.

(3)The Prime Minister shall carry out the designation or change of designation prescribed in paragraph (1) by publishing a public notice to that effect in an official gazette.

(4)When a Nuclear Licensee is designated pursuant to paragraph (1), the Nuclear Licensee shall submit to the Prime Minister the materials specified by the Cabinet Office Order as materials necessary to enable a person or an organization prescribed in Article 26, paragraph (2) to implement Emergency Response Measures pertaining to the relevant Nuclear Facility Site and as materials necessary to enable a person or an organization prescribed in Article 27, paragraph (2) to implement Post-Disaster Measures pertaining to the relevant Nuclear Facility Site at the relevant Off-Site Center. The same shall apply if there has been a change to the content of any of the submitted documents.

(5)The Prime Minister shall keep the documents submitted pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph at the relevant Off-Site Center.

(6)When the Prime Minister establishes or revises by the Cabinet Office Order pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (4), the Prime Minister shall hear the opinion of the NRA in advance.

Article 13(1)Nuclear emergency response drills pursuant to Article 48, paragraph (1) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management that have been applied by replacing the terms and phrases pursuant to the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (1) (excluding those carried out by each person responsible for disaster management as prescribed in the referenced paragraph pursuant to the provisions of a Disaster Management Plan or a Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan) shall be carried out based on a plan prepared by the Prime Minister pursuant to the provisions of the Cabinet Office Order.

(2)A plan prepared pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall include the following matters that are necessary for the implementation of Nuclear Emergency response drills:

(3)When the Prime Minister establishes or revises issued by the Cabinet Office Order pursuant to paragraph (1), the Prime Minister shall hear the opinion of the NRA in advance.

Article 13-2(1)A Nuclear Licensee shall provide the NRA with a report on the outcome of Nuclear Emergency response drills pursuant to the provisions of Article 48, paragraph (1) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management as applied by replacing the terms and phrases pursuant to the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (1) (excluding drills commonly conducted by the person responsible for disaster management as provided for in the referenced paragraph; the same shall apply in the next paragraph) and publicize its summary at the same time. In this case, the NRA shall send a copy of documents pertaining to the report to the Prime Minister.

(2)If the NRA finds upon receipt of the report pursuant to the preceding paragraph that the outcome of Nuclear Emergency response drills that are pertinent to the report is insufficient to prevent the occurrence or progression (expansion) of a Nuclear Disaster at the Nuclear Facility Site identified in the report, the NRA may order the Nuclear Licensee that submitted the report to make improvements to the method used for the Nuclear Emergency response drills and implement other necessary measures, based on the opinion of the Prime Minister.

Article 14If it is necessary for a Nuclear Licensee to implement Emergency Response Measures pertaining to the Nuclear Facility Site of another Nuclear Licensee, the Nuclear Licensee implementing these measures shall make efforts to dispatch Nuclear Disaster Management staff, lend Materials and Equipment for Nuclear Disaster Management, and provide any other cooperation necessary for implementing the Emergency Response Measures.

Article 15(1)If the NRA finds that a Nuclear Emergency falling under any of the following criteria has occurred, the NRA shall promptly report the necessary information concerning the situation to the Prime Minister, and submit to the Prime Minister a draft public notice under the provisions of the next paragraph as well as a draft instruction under the provisions of paragraph (3):

(2)If a report or submission is filed pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Prime Minister shall promptly issue a public notice describing the occurrence of a Nuclear Emergency and the following matters (hereinafter referred to as the "Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency"):

(3)If a report or submission is filed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), the Prime Minister shall promptly instruct municipal mayors and prefectural governors who have jurisdiction over the area listed in item (i) of the preceding paragraph to issue instructions for evacuation or sheltering in place pursuant to the provisions of Article 60, paragraphs (1) and (6) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management as applied by replacing the terms and phrases pursuant to the provisions of Article 28, paragraph (2) or give these municipal mayors and prefectural governors other instructions concerning Emergency Response Measures.

(4)When the Prime Minister finds that, after issuing a Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency, it is no longer necessary to implement emergency measures in order to prevent the progression (expansion) of a Nuclear Disaster, the Prime Minister shall immediately issue a public notice describing the cancellation of the Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency and the following matters (hereinafter referred to as a "Declaration of the Cancellation of a Nuclear Emergency").

Article 16(1)If the Prime Minister issues a Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency, the Prime Minister shall temporarily establish a Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters within the Cabinet Office after holding deliberations in a cabinet meeting in order to promote Emergency Response Measures and Post-Disaster Measures Emergency Response Measures pertaining to the Nuclear Emergency (hereinafter referred to as the "Emergency Response Measures, etc."), notwithstanding the provisions of Article 40, paragraph (2) of the Act for Establishment of the Cabinet Office (Act No. 89 of 1999).

(2)When the Prime Minister establishes the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters, the Prime Minister shall promptly issue a public notice announcing the name of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters, its location, and the expected duration of its establishment; furthermore, when the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters is abolished, the Prime Minister shall promptly issue a public notice announcing its abolition.

Article 17(1)The head of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters shall be named the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters, and the Prime Minister (or in the event of the Prime Minister experiencing an accident, a Minister of State designated in advance by the Prime Minister) shall serve in this capacity.

(2)The chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters shall manage the functions of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters as well as direct and supervise the officials thereof.

(3)The Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters shall have a vice chairperson (or chairpersons), members, and other officials.

(4)The Chief Cabinet Secretary, the Minister of the Environment, and the Chairman of the NRA (in the event of an incident pertaining to Transport Outside the Nuclear Facility Site, the Chief Cabinet Secretary, the Minister of the Environment, the Chairman of the NRA, and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism) shall serve as the vice chairpersons of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters.

(5)Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters may, if there is a need to execute Emergency Response Measures and other activities accurately and promptly, appoint the vice chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters based on the Prime Minister's nomination from among members of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters, including Ministers of State other than the Chief Cabinet Secretary, the Minister of Environment (in the event of incidents relating to Transport Outside the Nuclear Facility Site, persons other than the Chief Cabinet Secretary, the Minister of the Environment, and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport), the State Minister of the Environment, or the ministers of state of other relevant ministries.

(6)The vice chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters shall assist the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters and, in the event of the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters experiencing an accident, the vice chairperson shall be delegated the duties of the chairperson. If there are two or more vice chairpersons of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters, they shall be delegated the duties of the chairperson in the order set in advance by the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters.

(7)The following persons shall serve as members of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters:

(8)The officials of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters other than the vice chairperson(s) and the members of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters shall be appointed by the Prime Minister from among the officials of the Cabinet Secretariat or Designated Government Organizations and the heads or officials of Designated Local Government Organizations.

(9)A local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters shall be established within the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters as an organization that conducts part of the functions of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters as specified by the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters in the Emergency Response Measures implementation area (i.e., the area listed in Article 15, paragraph (2), item (i) [if this area has been changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (6), the area after this change]; the same shall apply hereinafter) during the period from the issuance of a declaration of a Nuclear Emergency to the issuance of a Declaration of the Cancellation of a Nuclear Emergency as well as in the Post-Disaster Measures implementation area (i.e., the area listed in Article 15, paragraph (4), item (i) [if this area has been changed pursuant to the provisions of Article 20, paragraph (7), the area after this change]; the same shall apply hereinafter) after the Declaration of the Cancellation of a Nuclear Emergency. In this case, the provisions of Article 156, paragraph (4) of the Local Autonomy Act (Act No. 67 of 1947) shall not apply.

(10)The provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters.

(11)The local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters prescribed in paragraph (2) of the preceding Article, as applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to the preceding paragraph, shall be established at an Off-Site Center designated pursuant to the provisions of Article 12, paragraph (1) with regard to a Nuclear Facility Site pertaining to the relevant Nuclear Emergency (if a Nuclear Emergency pertaining to Transport Outside the Nuclear Facility Site has occurred or there are any other special circumstances, a facility specified by the chairperson of the relevant Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters taking into consideration the place where the Nuclear Emergency has occurred; the same shall apply in Article 23, paragraph (5)).

(12)The local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters shall have a chairperson, members, and other officials.

(13)The chairperson of the local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters shall take charge of the functions of the local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters under the orders of the chairperson of the relevant Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters.

(14)The chairperson, members, and other officials of the local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters shall be appointed from among the vice chairperson(s), members, and other officials of the relevant Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters based on designations by the chairperson of the relevant Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters.

Article 18The Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters shall take charge of the following functions:

Article 19(1)If a Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters is established, the head of a Designated Government Organization may delegate, in whole or in part, the head's authority with respect to Emergency Response Measures, etc. to other officials of the Designated Government Organization or the heads or officials of relevant Designated Local Government Organizations who serve as officials of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters.

(2)If the head's authority is delegated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the head of the Designated Government Organization shall promptly issue a public notice announcing this delegation of authority.

Article 20(1)The chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters may coordinate the exercising of the chairperson's authority by officials to whom this authority has been delegated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article within the Emergency Response Measures implementation area and the Post-Disaster Measures implementation area of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters.

(2)If the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters finds it especially necessary for Emergency Response Measures and other activities to be implemented accurately and promptly in the Emergency Response Measures implementation area and the Post-Disaster Measures implementation area covered by the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters, the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters may, within the limits necessary, issue the required instructions to the heads of the relevant Designated Government Organizations and the heads of the relevant Designated Local Government Organizations as well as the officials of the Designated Government Organizations and the officials of the Designated Local Government Organizations to which the chairperson's authority has been delegated pursuant to the provisions of the preceding Article, the heads or any other executive agency of a local government, Designated Public Corporations, Designated Local Public Corporations, and Nuclear Licensees.

(3)The instructions issued by the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall exclude functions pertinent to the content of any judgment required for the NRA to ensure the safety of the nuclear operating site based on exclusive technical knowledge and expertise related to these functions within the scope of the NRA's administration.

(4)If the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters finds it necessary to request support from the Self-Defense Forces in order to implement Emergency Response Measures accurately and promptly in the Emergency Response Measures implementation area covered by the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters, the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters may request the Minister of Defense to dispatch the units, etc. prescribed in Article 8 of the Self-Defense Forces Act (Act No. 165 of 1954).

(5)If the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters finds it especially necessary for Emergency Response Measures and other activities to be implemented accurately and promptly in the Emergency Response Measures implementation area and the Post-Disaster Measures implementation area covered by the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters, the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters may request materials, information, advice, and other forms of necessary cooperation from the heads of the relevant Designated Government Organizations, the heads of the relevant Designated Local Government Organizations, the head or any other executive agency of a local government, Designated Public Corporations, Designated Local Public Corporations, Nuclear Licensees, and other parties concerned.

(6)In accordance with changes to the circumstances of a Nuclear Emergency, the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters may change the matters listed in Article 15, paragraph (2), items (i) and (iii) that have been publicized in the Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency pertaining to the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters by issuing a public notice.

(7)In accordance with the implementation status of the Post-Disaster Measures, the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters may change the matters listed in all items of Article 15, paragraph (4) that have been publicized in the declaration of the cancellation of a Nuclear Emergency by the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters by issuing a public notice.

(8)The chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters may delegate, in whole or in part, the chairperson's authority under the provisions of the preceding seven paragraphs to the vice chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters.

(9)The chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters may delegate part of the chairperson's authority under the provisions of paragraphs (1), (2) and (5) (excluding the issuing of instructions to the heads of the relevant Designated Government Organizations pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2)) to the chairperson of the local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters.

(10)If the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters delegates the chairperson's authority pursuant to the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters shall promptly issue a public notice announcing this delegation of authority.

Article 21The Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters shall be abolished when the establishment period of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters expires.

Article 22(1)If a Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency is issued, prefectural governors and municipal mayors who have jurisdiction over the Emergency Response Measures implementation area pertaining to the Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency shall establish a prefectural disaster management headquarters as prescribed in Article 23, paragraph (1) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management or a municipal disaster management headquarters as prescribed in Article 23-2, paragraph (1) of the same Act with regard to the Nuclear Emergency.

(2)If a declaration of the cancellation of a Nuclear Emergency is issued with respect to a Nuclear Emergency, either the prefectural disaster management headquarters or the municipal disaster management headquarters set up pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph by the governor or the mayor who has jurisdiction over the Post-Disaster Measures implementation area shall remain in place.

Article 23(1)If a Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency is issued, the local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters and the prefectural and municipal disaster management headquarters that have jurisdiction over the Emergency Response Measures implementation area pertaining to the Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency shall organize a Joint Council for Nuclear Emergency Response in order to exchange information on the Nuclear Emergency and cooperate with one another in their respective implementation of Emergency Response Measures.

(2)After a declaration of the cancellation of a Nuclear Emergency is issued pertaining to the relevant Nuclear Emergency, the Joint Council for Nuclear Emergency Response that has been organized pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall survive as an organization to cooperate reciprocally in the implementation of the respective Post-Disaster Measures between the local Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters and the prefectural/municipal disaster management headquarters that remain in place pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article.

(3)A Joint Council for Nuclear Emergency Response shall consist of the following persons:

(4)If a Joint Council for Nuclear Emergency Response finds it necessary, it may hold a conference that includes Designated Public Corporations, Nuclear Licensees, or any other council members responsible for the implementation of Nuclear Emergency Response Measures or Post-Disaster Measures in addition to the persons listed in the preceding paragraph.

(5)A Joint Council for Nuclear Emergency Response shall be established at an Off-Site Center.

Article 24During the period from the issuance of a Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency to the issuance of a Declaration of the Cancellation of a Nuclear Emergency, the provisions of Chapter II, Section 3 and Article 107 of the Basic Act on Disaster Management shall not apply to the Nuclear Emergency pertaining to the Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency.

Article 25(1)If an incident specified by a Cabinet Order under Article 10, paragraph (1) occurs at the Nuclear Facility Site managed by a Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager, the Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Manager shall promptly have the on-site organization for Nuclear Emergency preparedness for the relevant Nuclear Facility Site implement the emergency responses necessary to prevent the occurrence or progression (expansion) of a Nuclear Disaster, pursuant to the provisions of a Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan.

(2)Under the circumstances prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the Nuclear Licensee shall report an outline of the measures implemented under the provisions of the preceding paragraph to the Prime Minister, the NRA, the Competent Prefectural Governor, the Competent Municipal Mayor, and the Related Neighboring Prefectural Governors (in the event of an incident pertaining to Transport Outside the Nuclear Facility Site, the Prime Minister, the NRA, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and the prefectural governor and municipal mayor who have jurisdiction over the place where the incident has occurred), pursuant to the provisions of the Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan. In this case, the Competent Prefectural Governor and the Related Neighboring Prefectural Governors shall notify the mayors of related surrounding municipalities of the content of this report.

Article 26(1)Emergency response measures shall be implemented with regard to the following matters:

(2)During the period from the issuance of a Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency to the issuance of a Declaration of the Cancellation of a Nuclear Emergency, the heads of Designated Government Organizations, the heads of Designated Local Government Organizations, the heads or any other executive agency of a local government, Designated Public Corporations, and Designated Local Public Corporations, Nuclear Licensees, and other persons responsible for the implementation of Emergency Response Measures pursuant to the provisions of the relevant laws and regulations shall implement Emergency Response Measures pursuant to the provisions of the relevant laws and regulations, the Disaster Management Plan, the EPR guide, or the Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan.

(3)Pursuant to the provisions of the relevant laws and regulations, the Disaster Management Plan, the EPR guide, or the Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan, the Nuclear Licensee shall dispatch Nuclear Disaster Management staff, lend Materials and Equipment for Nuclear Disaster Management, and take other necessary measures to ensure the accurate and smooth implementation of Emergency Response Measures by the heads of Designated Government Organizations, the heads of Designated Local Government Organizations, and the heads or any other executive agency of a local government.

Article 27(1)Post-disaster measures shall be implemented with regard to the following matters:

(2)The heads of Designated Government Organizations, the heads of Designated Local Government Organizations, the heads or any other executive agency of a local government, Designated Public Corporations, and Designated Local Public Corporations, Nuclear Licensees, and other persons responsible for Post-Disaster Measures pursuant to the provisions of the relevant laws and regulations shall implement Post-Disaster Measures pursuant to the provisions of the relevant laws and regulations, the disaster prevention plan, the EPR guide, or the Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan.

(3)Pursuant to the provisions of the relevant laws and regulations, the Disaster Management Plan, the EPR guide, or the Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan, the Nuclear Licensee shall dispatch Nuclear Disaster Management staff, lend Materials and Equipment for Nuclear Disaster Management, and take other necessary measures to ensure the accurate and smooth implementation of Post-Disaster Measures by the heads of Designated Government Organizations, the heads of Designated Local Government Organizations, and the head or any other executive agency of a local government.

Article 27-2(1)If significant environmental contamination caused by radioactive materials is recognized and a Nuclear Disaster will or may occur due to the contamination, with the survey conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), item (i) of the preceding Article in the Post-Disaster Measures implementation area, the municipal mayors may, in recognition of the particular need to protect human life and health from this Nuclear Disaster and prevent the progression (expansion) of such Nuclear Disaster or the like (including the probability of the occurrence of a Nuclear Disaster), instruct residents, visitors, and other persons as deemed necessary in the district where the measures as deemed to be required within the Post-Disaster Measures implementation area to evacuate or shelter in place.

(2)If instructions to evacuate or shelter in place are issued pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the municipal mayors may, where necessary, issue instructions regarding the evacuation or shelter destination, the designated emergency evacuation site, or other evacuation sites pursuant to Article 49-4, paragraph (1) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management, as applied by replacing the terms and phrases of the provisions in Article 28, paragraph (1).

(3)If significant environmental contamination caused by radioactive materials is recognized and a Nuclear Disaster will or may occur due to the contamination, with the survey conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), item (i) of the preceding Article in the Post-Disaster Measures implementation area, the municipal mayors may, in recognition that the evacuation could in fact jeopardize human life and health, and that the need is urgent in light of the situation, issue instructions requiring the implementation of sheltering indoors and other actions for ensuring safety urgently (hereafter referred as "Urgent Actions to Ensure Safety"), for residents, visitors, and other persons as deemed necessary in the district where the measures are deemed to be required within the Post-Disaster Measures implementation area.

(4)If the municipal mayors, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), issue instructions to evacuate or shelter in place, designate the evacuation or shelter destination or, issue instructions to implement Urgent Actions to Ensure Safety pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the mayors shall immediately report the relevant actions to the chairperson of the Nuclear Emergency Response Headquarters and the prefectural governor.

(5)If the evacuation proves to be unnecessary, the municipal mayors shall promptly publicize this matter. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to this case.

Article 27-3(1)Under the circumstances prescribed in paragraph (1) or (3) of the preceding Article, if it is recognized that there is no leeway to wait for the municipal mayors to issue instructions for an evacuation or sheltering in place or the implementation of Urgent Actions to Ensure Safety, or upon the request of the municipal mayors, police officers or coast guard officers may, where necessary, issue instructions for an evacuation or sheltering in place or the implementation of Urgent Actions to Ensure Safety to residents, visitors, and other persons as deemed necessary in the district where the measures are deemed to be required within the Post-Disaster Measures implementation area.

(2)The provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case in which police officers and coast guard officers issue instructions regarding safety measures such as evacuation or sheltering indoors, pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

(3)If police officers and coast guard officers issue instructions, pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1), for an evacuation or sheltering in place or the implementation of Urgent Actions to Ensure Safety, both the police officers and coast guard officers shall promptly notify the municipal mayor of these measures.

(4)The provisions of paragraphs (4) and (5) of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the municipal mayor who receives a notification pursuant to the preceding paragraph.

Article 27-4If the municipal mayor, pursuant to the provisions of Article 27-2, paragraph (1), intends to issue instructions to evacuate or shelter in place or to issue instructions to implement Urgent Actions to Ensure Safety, pursuant to the provisions of Article 27-2, paragraph (3), the mayor may, where necessary, ask the heads of Designated Government Organizations, the heads of Designated Local Government Organizations, or the prefectural governor for advice concerning affairs relevant to the instructions. In this case, the heads of Designated Government Organizations, the heads of Designated Local Government Organizations, or the prefectural governor shall offer necessary advice in relation to functions under their jurisdiction.

Article 27-5The provisions of Article 57 of the Basic Act on Disaster Management shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case in which the municipal mayor issues instructions to evacuate or shelter in place, pursuant to Article 27-2, paragraph (1), or issues instructions to implement Urgent Actions to Ensure Safety, pursuant to the provisions of Article 27-2, paragraph (3).

Article 27-6(1)If significant environmental contamination caused by radioactive materials is recognized and a Nuclear Disaster will or may occur due to the contamination, with the survey conducted pursuant to Article 27, paragraph (1), item (i) in the Post-Disaster Measures implementation area, the municipal mayors may, in recognition of the particular need to prevent danger to human life and health, establish a restricted area in the Post-Disaster Measures implementation area so that the mayors can limit or prohibit entry into the restricted area for persons who are not concerned with the Post-Disaster Measures or issue instructions for their removal from this area.

(2)Under the circumstances prescribed in the preceding paragraph, if it is recognized that the municipal mayor or municipal officers to whom the mayor's authority is to be delegated, as provided for in the same paragraph, have no leeway to wait for the act of delegation to be implemented under the same paragraph, or rather upon their request, the police officers or coast guard officers may exercise the municipal mayor's authority, pursuant to the provisions of the same paragraph. In this case, if they exercise the municipal mayor's authority, as provided for in the same paragraph, the police officers or coast guard officers shall promptly notify the mayor of their actions.

(3)The provisions of Article 27-4 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the case of establishing a restricted area pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Article.

Article 28(1)With regard to the application of provisions related to Nuclear Disasters in the Basic Act on Disaster Management, which are listed in the left-hand column of the table below (including cases where these provisions are applied by replacing the terms and phrases pursuant to the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Prevention of Disasters in Petroleum Industrial Complexes and Other Petroleum Facilities), the terms and phrases listed in the middle column of this table for these provisions shall be deemed to have been replaced by the terms and phrases listed in the right-hand column of the same table.

(2)With regard to the application of the provisions of the Basic Act on Disaster Management, which are listed in the left-hand column of the table below (including cases where these provisions are applied by replacing the terms and phrases pursuant to the provisions of Article 32, paragraph (2) of the Act on the Prevention of Disasters in Petroleum Industrial Complexes and Other Petroleum Facilities), during the period from the issuance of a Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency to the issuance of a Declaration of the Cancellation of a Nuclear Emergency, the terms and phrases listed in the middle column of this table for these provisions shall be deemed to have been replaced by the terms and phrases listed in the right-hand column of the same table.

(3)With regard to the application of the provisions of the Basic Act on Disaster Management, which are listed in the left-hand column of the table below, after the issuance of a Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency, the terms and phrases listed in the middle column of this table for these provisions shall be deemed to have been replaced by the terms and phrases listed in the right-hand column of the same table.

(4)The provisions of Article 87 and Article 88, paragraph (2) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management shall not apply to a Nuclear Disaster.

(5)During the period from the issuance of a Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency to the issuance of a Declaration of the Cancellation of a Nuclear Emergency, the provisions of Articles 50, 54, 59 and 66 of the Basic Act on Disaster Management shall not apply to the Nuclear Emergency pertaining to the Declaration of a Nuclear Emergency.

(6)The head of a local government who implements Emergency Response Measures or Post-Disaster Measures may request the head of a Designated Government Organization or the head of a designated organization to provide the necessary assistance for preventing radiation hazards that harm the human body, give advice concerning the diagnosis and medical treatment, and implement other Emergency Response Measures or Post-Disaster Measures, in addition to the assistance provided under the provisions of Article 29, paragraph (1) or (2) or Article 30, paragraph (1) of the Basic Act on Disaster Management as applied by replacing the terms and phrases pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2).

Article 29The State shall promote scientific research and development concerning the securement of nuclear safety, the prevention of the occurrence of a Nuclear Disaster, and the prevention of a nuclear hazard and endeavor to disseminate the results thereof.

Article 30(1)Senior specialists for Nuclear Emergency preparedness shall be assigned to the Cabinet Office.

(2)In addition to providing guidance and advice concerning the preparation of a Nuclear Licensee emergency preparedness and response plan under Article 7, paragraph (1), or the implementation of other Nuclear Emergency measures by a Nuclear Licensee with regard to a Nuclear Facility Site that has been designated by the Prime Minister as a Nuclear Facility Site for which a senior specialist for Nuclear Emergency preparedness should take charge, the senior specialist for Nuclear Emergency preparedness shall collect information necessary to ascertain the situation, give advice concerning the collection of information and the implementation of emergency responses by a local government, and perform any other duties necessary to ensure the smooth prevention of the occurrence or progression (expansion) of a Nuclear Disaster if a notification has been issued pursuant to the provisions of the first sentence of Article 10, paragraph (1).

Article 31Within the limits necessary for the enforcement of this Act, the Prime Minister, the NRA, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Competent Prefectural Governor, the Competent Municipal Mayor, or the Related Neighboring Prefectural Governors may have a Nuclear Licensee report on its duties pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order.

Article 32(1)Within the limits necessary for the enforcement of this Act, the Prime Minister, the NRA, the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Competent Prefectural Governor, the Competent Municipal Mayor, or the Related Neighboring Prefectural Governors may have their officials enter a Nuclear Facility Site and have them inspect the facilities, books, documents, and other necessary items of the Nuclear Licensee pertaining to the Nuclear Facility Site or question the parties concerned.

(2)When an official enters a Nuclear Facility Site pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the official shall carry an identification certificate and produce it for the parties concerned if requested to do so.

(3)The authority granted under the provisions of paragraph (1) shall not be construed as permitting a criminal investigation.

Article 33A person or an organization that intends to undergo an inspection under the provisions of Article 11, paragraph (5) shall pay a fee pursuant to the provisions of a Cabinet Order.

Article 34With regard to the application of this Act, a special ward is deemed to be a city.

Article 35In addition to what is provided for in this Act, procedures for the implementation of this Act and other matters necessary for the enforcement of this Act shall be specified by a Cabinet Order.

Article 36The provisions of Article 33 and the next chapter shall not apply to the State.

Article 37A person or an organization that has violated any order under the provisions of Article 7, paragraph (4), Article 8, paragraph (5), Article 9, paragraph (7), Article 11, paragraph (6), or Article 13-2, paragraph (2) shall be punished by imprisonment with forced labor for no more than one year, a fine of no more than one million yen, or both.

Article 38A person or an organization that falls under any of the following criteria shall be punished by a fine of no more than three hundred thousand yen:

Article 39Any person who has failed to comply with a ban, restriction, or order to leave enforced by the municipal mayor under Article 27-6, paragraph (1), or by the police or coast guard officers under paragraph (2) of same Article shall be punished by a fine of no more than one hundred thousand yen or penal detention.

Article 40If a representative of a corporate organization, an agent, employee, or other worker of a corporate organization, or an individual has violated either Article 37 or Article 38 with regard to the business conducted by the corporate organization or individual, not only the offender but also the corporate organization or individual shall be punished by the imposition of fines as prescribed in the respective Articles.