Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Disasters. (1) A facility (including associated buildings and equipment) in which nuclear material is produced, processed, used, handled, stored or disposed of. See: Facilities And Activities And Nuclear Installation. (2) A facility (including associated buildings and equipment) in which nuclear material is produced, processed, used, handled, stored or disposed of, if damage to or interference with such facility could lead to the release of significant amounts of radiation or radioactive material. This usage is specific to the revised Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities (approved on 2005-07-08), for the purposes of the Convention, and should otherwise be avoided. (See: http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Features/PhysicalProtection/index.html) (3) A civilian facility and its associated land, buildings and equipment in which radioactive materials are produced, processed, used, handled, stored or disposed of on such a scale that consideration of safety is required. This usage is specific to the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, for the purposes of the Joint Convention, and should otherwise be avoided. Essentially synonymous with authorized facility, and hence more general than nuclear installation. Note that this differs from safeguards terminology, in which 'installation' is more general than 'facility'