By Abdulrahman Al-Misbahi

Okaz/Saudi Gazette

JEDDAH – Pertinent authorities in Saudi Arabia have referred to the General Court in Riyadh all applications for compensation under civil responsibility for harms caused by damage from nuclear installations in the country.

The decision came in line with the regulation that called for referring all such applications to a court, but without specifically naming any court.

According to the regulation, harms from nuclear facilities that come under civil responsibility include death or injury, loss or damage to property, economic losses, costs of restoring damaged environment to normal state, economic installations incurring a loss of income resulting from severe damage to the environment, costs of preventive measures, and any loss or harm caused by these measures.

The operators of the nuclear facilities and those who transport radioactive materials will pay the compensation in line with the decision of the court.