Section 2Sec./Art. 2

Declaration of Policy. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Philippine Government to encourage, promote and assist the development and use of atomic energy for all peaceful purposes, as a means to improve the health and prosperity of the inhabitants of the Philippines, contribute to the general welfare, and accelerate scientific, technological, agricultural, commercial, and industrial progress.

The production and use of atomic energy facilities and atomic energy materials shall be subject to control by the State in order to achieve the foregoing purposes, to assure fulfillment of the international obligations of the State, to protect the health and safety of workers and of the general public, and to protect against the use of such facilities and materials for unauthorized purposes.

In order to encourage the development and use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes and to provide proper protection of the public, it is also in the national interest to establish the rules on liability for nuclear damages and to assure the availability of funds to satisfy liability claims.