This Law is enacted according to Article 29 of the Atomic Energy Law.
This Law shall apply to the compensation for nuclear damage resulting from the Peaceful uses of atomic energy. Where this Law does not provide, the provisions of other laws shall apply.

For the purposes of this Law "nuclear fuel" means material which is capable of producing energy by a self-sustaining chain process of nuclear fission.

For the purposes of this Law "radioactive products or waste" means radioactive material produced, or material made radioactive by exposure to the radiation, in the production or utilization of nuclear fuel; but not including radioisotopes and the wastes thereof generated in the final process of fabrication and manufactured for scientific, medical science, agricultural, commercial or industrial use.

For the purposes of this Law "nuclear reactor" means any structure filled with nuclear fuel in such a proper arrangement that a controllable self-sustaining chain process of nuclear fission can occur therein.

For the purposes of this Law "nuclear material" means
1.Nuclear fuel other than natural uranium and depleted uranium, capable of producing energy by a self-sustaining chain process of nuclear fission outside a nuclear reactor, either alone or in combination with some other material; and
2.Radioactive products or waste.

For the purposes of this Law "nuclear installation" means
1.Nuclear reactor, but not including any nuclear reactor used in air and sea transportation conveyances for producing power for propulsion or other purposes;
2.Any installation producing nuclear material, including installation for reprocess of spent nuclear fuel; and
3.Any installation exclusively for the processing, storage or disposition of nuclear material.
Several nuclear installations belonging to one operator and located at the same site Shall be considered as a single nuclear installation.

For the purposes of this Law "operator", in relation to a nuclear installation, means anyone designated or approved by the government as responsible for the operation of that installation.

For the purposes of this Law "nuclear damage" means loss of life, personal injury or loss of property which arises out of or results from the radioactive or radiation compounded toxic, explosive or other hazardous properties of nuclear fuel or radioactive products or waste in, or of nuclear material coming from or sent to, a nuclear installation.

For the purposes of this Law "nuclear incident" means any single occurrence or series of occurrences happened simultaneously or successively having the same origin which causes nuclear damage.

Other laws shall be applied where the quantity of the nuclear fuel, radioactive product or waste is within a certain limit; the limit of the quantity shall be announced by the Atomic Energy Council of the Executive Yuan.