Volume 2006, Issue 1

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.

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ISSN: 16097378 (online)
https://doi.org/10.1787/16097378

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2006 Volume 2006, Issue 1

Nuclear Energy Agency

Considered to be the standard reference work for both professionals and academics in the field of nuclear law, the Nuclear Law Bulletin is a unique international publication providing its subscribers with up-to-date information on all major developments falling within the domain of nuclear law. Published twice a year in English and French, it covers legislative developments in almost 60 countries around the world as well as reporting on relevant jurisprudence and administrative decisions, international agreements, and regulatory activities of international organisations.

17 Aug 2006 English Also available in: French

https://doi.org/10.1787/nuclear_law-v2006-1-en

Author(s): OECD and Nuclear Energy Agency

Articles

Mark		Title
		Nuclear Transparency and Safety Act The long-promised Act No. 2006-686 of 13 June 2006 on nuclear transparency and safety (hereinafter referred to as the TSN Act) is the result of a long process, begun in the 1990s, reflecting the (more or less general) desire to promulgate a ...	Click to download PDF - 293.59KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		Revised Paris and Vienna Nuclear Liability Conventions The revisions recently implemented to both the Vienna and Paris nuclear liability conventions are intended to widen significantly the amount and scope of compensation payable in the event of a nuclear accident. Whilst this is a laudable objective ...	Click to download PDF - 256.06KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		Case Law This article describes developments in nuclear case law and administrative decisions in France, Gemany, Japan, and the EU in 2006.	Click to download PDF - 228.57KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		Administrative decisions This article describes the Hungarian Parliamentary Decision on Construction of a Low/Intermediate-level Waste Repository and on the Lifetime Extension of Paks NPP (2005).	Click to download PDF - 195.63KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		National legislative and regulatory activities This article describes national nuclear legislative and regulatory activities in Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden, and the Ukraine in 2005 and 2006.	Click to download PDF - 264.51KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		Revision of International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) Recommendations The International Commission on Radiological Protection was first established in 1928, as the International X-ray and Radium Protection Committee, linked to the International Congresses of Radiology. In 1950 it was restructured and renamed. Although ...	Click to download PDF - 212.88KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		Agreement on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) (2006) On 24 May 2006, the European Union, the United States, the Russian Federation, Japan, India, China and the Republic of Korea initialed an agreement in Brussels to build the first nuclear fusion reactor. Negotiations on this project took place under ...	Click to download PDF - 193.94KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ

Nuclear Transparency and Safety Act

The long-promised Act No. 2006-686 of 13 June 2006 on nuclear transparency and safety (hereinafter referred to as the TSN Act) is the result of a long process, begun in the 1990s, reflecting the (more or less general) desire to promulgate a ...

Revised Paris and Vienna Nuclear Liability Conventions

The revisions recently implemented to both the Vienna and Paris nuclear liability conventions are intended to widen significantly the amount and scope of compensation payable in the event of a nuclear accident. Whilst this is a laudable objective ...

Case Law

This article describes developments in nuclear case law and administrative decisions in France, Gemany, Japan, and the EU in 2006.

Administrative decisions

This article describes the Hungarian Parliamentary Decision on Construction of a Low/Intermediate-level Waste Repository and on the Lifetime Extension of Paks NPP (2005).

National legislative and regulatory activities

This article describes national nuclear legislative and regulatory activities in Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Ireland, Romania, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden, and the Ukraine in 2005 and 2006.

Revision of International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) Recommendations

The International Commission on Radiological Protection was first established in 1928, as the International X-ray and Radium Protection Committee, linked to the International Congresses of Radiology. In 1950 it was restructured and renamed. Although ...

Agreement on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) (2006)

On 24 May 2006, the European Union, the United States, the Russian Federation, Japan, India, China and the Republic of Korea initialed an agreement in Brussels to build the first nuclear fusion reactor. Negotiations on this project took place under ...