Nuclear Law Bulletin
Nuclear Energy Agency
Published twice a year, the Nuclear Law Bulletin covers legislative developments in almost 60 countries around the world as well as reporting on relevant jurisprudence and administrative decisions, bilateral and international agreements and regulatory activities of international organisations.
Each issue typically includes the following sections: Articles, Case Law, National Legislative and Regulatory Activities, International Regulatory Activities, Agreements, News Briefs, and a Supplement.
Also available in: French
- Semiannual
- ISSN: 16097378 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/16097378
International Pooling of Operators' Funds
An Option to Increase the Amount of Financial Security to Cover Nuclear Liability?
Nuclear Energy Agency
Financial security to cover the third party liability of the operators of nuclear installations is nearly exclusively provided by the insurance industry. The recent revision exercises of the international nuclear liability conventions resulted in higher liability amounts and in a broader concept of compensable nuclear damage. This marks a new challenge for the insurance industry: its financial capacity is not unlimited, and there seems to emerge difficulties to cover the new liability in full.
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