Regulation on the conditions and procedure for establishing of special-statutory areas around nuclear facilities and facilities with sources of ionizing radiation.

This Regulation hereby defines the criteria for determining the size and boundaries of the zones with special status, the procedure for creating the zones and for exercising the powers of competent state authorities when establishing the special-statutory areas around nuclear facilities and facilities with sources of ionizing radiation on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.
The Regulation further sets the requirements regarding the compensations for damages sustained due to restrictions imposed over estate-private property.
Special-statutory areas are established around nuclear facilities in order to limit the public exposure to radiation (also in case of accidents and during normal operation in nuclear facilities) as well as for radiation monitoring on the public and the environment.