STUDIES

-Compensation Regimes Applicable to Radiation Workers in OECD Countries

-Tokai-mura Accident, Japan: Third Party Liability and Compensation Aspects

CASE LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS

BRAZIL

-Judgement in the Public Civil Action concerning the Goiânia radiological accident (2000)

CANADA

-Judgement on Environmental Assessment of Proposed Used Fuel Dry Storage Project (2000)

FRANCE

Judgement of the Council of State confirming the definitive shut-down of Superphénix (2000)

GERMANY

-Decision of the Nürnberg-Fürth Court rejecting a compensation claim for a work-related accident (2000) NETHERLANDS

-Decision of the Council of State rejecting licences for transport of nuclear fuel (2000)

-Shut-down of Borssele’s NPP (2000)

UNITED STATES

-Decisions relating to the DOE’s obligations to accept spent nuclear fuel and HLRW from NPPs (2000)

FINLAND

-Decision concerning the construction of a permanent repository for spent nuclear fuel (2000)

SWITZERLAND

-Votes on new energy taxes and early closure of the Mühleberg nuclear power plant (2000)

NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ACTIVITIES

ARGENTINA

-Resolution on the Nuclear Emergency Response System (1999)

-Resolution approving the Standards on the Management of Radioactive Waste (1999)

ARMENIA

-Decision approving the Statute of ANRA (2000)

BELGIUM

-Royal Order setting out the Fees to establish an inventory of all nuclear installations (2000)

-Amendment of the Act on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy (2000)

CANADA

-Nuclear Safety and Control Act (1997)

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

-Amendment to the Law on Product Quality (2000)

FRANCE

-Decree on the Atomic Energy Commission (2000)

-Decree delegating power of signature to the High Commissioner for Atomic Energy (2000)

-Amendment of the Decree on Emergency Plans (2000)

-Circular on the Prevention of Major Accidents involving Dangerous Substances (2000)

-Decree on the Final Shut-down and Dismantling of the Installation at Pierrelatte (2000)

GERMANY

-Agreement on the future role of nuclear energy (2000)

-IRELAND

-Radiological Protection Act 1991 (Ionising Radiation) Order (2000)

ITALY

-Establishment of the Nuclear Installation Management Company (1999)

-Decrees implementing the most recent Euratom Directives in the field of radiation protection (2000)

JAPAN

-Reorganisation of the Japanese Government in the nuclear sector (2001)

-Approval for the establishment of the Nuclear Waste Management Organisation (2000)

-Law on Final Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste (2000)

KAZAKHSTAN

-Requirements for Quality Assurance Programme on Radiation Safety (1999)

-Regulations on Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials (1999)

-Regulations on the Elimination of Effects of an Accident during the Carriage of Nuclear Materials (1999)

LITHUANIA

-Law on the Decommissioning of Unit 1 at Ignalina NPP (2000)

LUXEMBOURG

-Provision on nuclear energy import ban in the Law on the Liberalisation of the Electricity Market (2000)NETHERLANDS

-Transfer of Nuclear Safety Department to Ministry for the Environment (2000)

PORTUGAL

-Decree-Law on the National Uranium Undertaking (1999)

ROMANIA

-Order on Basic Standards for Radiological Safety (2000)

-Order on Fees for Licensing Activities (2000)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

-Decree on Emergency Planning in the Event of a Nuclear Incident or Accident (1999)

-Decree on the Qualifications of Personnel of Nuclear Installations (1999)

-Regulation on Events Occurring in Nuclear Installations (2000)

-Decree on Documentation on Nuclear Installations during Decommissioning (1999)

-Decree on Accounting for and Control of Nuclear Materials (1999)

-Decree on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Materials and Radioactive Waste (1999)

-Regulation on the Management of Radioactive Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel (2000)

-Decree establishing Requirements for Transport of Radioactive Materials and Waste (1999)

SLOVENIA

-Act on Export of Dual-Use Goods (2000)

SPAIN

-Transfer of responsibilities in the field of nuclear energy (1999)

-Redefinition of the tasks of the Nuclear Safety Council (1999) 

-New Regulations on Nuclear and Radioactive Installations (1999)

UKRAINE

-Law on the Licensing of Activities in the Field of Nuclear Energy (2000)

UNITED KINGDOM

-Re-organisation of the body responsible for the physical security of the civil nuclear industry (2000)

UNITED STATES

-Establishment of the National Nuclear Security Administration (2000)

-Cross-Border Co-operation and Environmental Safety in Northern Europe Act (2000)

Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Programme Act (2000)

INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ACTIVITIES

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

-Resolutions adopted by the IAEA General Conference (2000)

EUROPEAN UNION

-Amendments to the Regulation on Imports of Agricultural Products originating in Third Countries (2000)

-Recommendation on the Monitoring of the Levels of Radioactivity in the Environment (2000)

-Transfer of responsibilities for nuclear safety issues (2000)

BILATERAL AGREEMENTS

ARGENTINA – BULGARIA

-Co-operation Agreement in the Field of Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy (2000)

ARGENTINA – ROMANIA

Memorandum of Understanding for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (1999)

AUSTRALIA – NEW ZEALAND

Agreement concerning the Transfer of Uranium (1999)

AUSTRALIA – UNITED STATES

-SILEX Agreement (1999)

AUSTRALIA – EURATOM

-Implementing Agreement concerning Plutonium Transfers (1998)

AUSTRIA – BELARUS

-Agreement on Exchange of Information in the Field of Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (2000)

CANADA – ROMANIA

-Implementation of the Agreement for Co-operation in the Development of Atomic Energy (2000)

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA – RUSSIAN FEDERATION

-Co-operation Agreement for the Construction of a Fast-breeder Reactor in China (2000)

FRANCE – ITALY

-Addendum to Co-operation Agreement on Reactors of the Future and Advanced Technology (2000)

FRANCE – RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Agreement on Third Party Liability for Nuclear Damage (2000)

FRANCE – SLOVENIA

Arrangement for the Exchange of Information and Co-operation in the Field of Nuclear Safety (2000)

FRANCE – UNITED STATES

Memorandum of Understanding on Co-operation relating to Future Nuclear Technology (2000)

FRANCE – CERN

Convention on the Safety of Research Installations situated on French Territory (2000)

JAPAN – RUSSIAN FEDERATION

-Memorandum of Understanding on Co-operation in the Field of Non-proliferation in Russia (2000)

KAZAKHSTAN – UNITED STATES

Agreement for Co-operation concerning the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (1997)

REPUBLIC OF KOREA – SLOVENIA

-Arrangement for the Exchange of Information and Co-operation in the Field of Nuclear Safety (2000)

RUSSIAN FEDERATION – UNITED STATES

-Agreement related to the Disposal of Weapons-grade Plutonium (2000)

SLOVAK REPUBLIC – UNITED STATES

Renewal Arrangement for Co-operation in Nuclear Safety Matters (2000)

SLOVENIA – SOUTH AFRICA

-Arrangement for Co-operation in the Regulation of Nuclear Safety (1999)

MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS

-Annual Meeting of the OSPAR Commission (2000)

-Status of Conventions in the Field of Nuclear Energy

T EXTS

BELGIUM

Act Amending the Act on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy (2000)

FRANCE – RUSSIAN FEDERATION

-Agreement on Nuclear Liability (2000)

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND NEWS BRIEFS

-NEA, France, INLA

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