Section 2: Functions of the Commission.

(1) Subject to this Act, the Commission is hereby charged with responsibility for the promotion of the development of atomic energy and for all matters relating to the peaceful uses of atomic energy, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Commission shall have power to-
(a) prospect for and mine radioactive minerals;
(b) construct and maintain nuclear installations for the purpose of generating electricity;
(c) produce, use and dispose of atomic energy and carry out research into matters connected with the peaceful uses of atomic energy;
(d) manufacture or otherwise produce, buy or otherwise acquire, treat, store, transport and dispose of any radioactive substances;
(e) make arrangements with universities and other institutions or persons in Nigeria for the conduct of research into matters connected with atomic energy or radioactive substances and to make grants to universities or other institutions or persons engaged in the production or use of atomic energy or radioactive substances or in research into matters connected with atomic energy or radioactive substances;
(f) educate and train persons in matters connected with atomic energy and radioactive substances;
(g) advise the Federal Government on questions relating to atomic energy.
(2) The Commission shall have power to do anything which in its opinion is calculated to facilitate the carrying on of its activities including, without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, power to-
(a) to sue and be sued in its corporate name;
(b) to hold and manage movable and immovable property; and
(c) to enter into contract.
(3) The provisions of subsection (1) and (2) of this section relate only to the capacity of the Commission as a statutory corporation, and nothing in those provisions shall be construed as authorising the disregard by the Commission of any enactment or law, including, in particular, the applicable provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act.