Resolution No. 9/19 approving the Convention on Nuclear Safety. Country/Territory Angola Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 25. Subject Energy, Environment gen., Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Nuclear energy Radiation Procedural matters Protection of environment Environmental standards Energy conservation/energy production Pollution control Public health Standards Effluent waste water/discharge Waste prevention Waste management Geographical area Africa, Central Africa, Least Developed Countries, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Resolution approves the Convention on Nuclear Safety, adopted in Vienna on 17 June 1994 and approved for accession by the Republic of Angola. The objectives of this Convention, consisting of 35 articles divided into four Chapters, are: achieve and maintain a high level of nuclear safety throughout the world by strengthening national measures and international cooperation, including, where appropriate, safety-related technical cooperation; establish and maintain effective protection at nuclear facilities against potential radiological hazards in order to protect individuals, society and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation of such facilities; prevent accidents with radiological consequences and mitigate these consequences in the case they occur. The Convention is divided as follows: Purpose, Definition and Scope of the Application (Chap. I); Obligations and General Provisions (Chap. II); Meetings of Signatories (Chap. III); Final Clauses and Other Provisions(Chap. IV). Full text Portuguese Website www.legis-palop.org