Volume 2014, Issue 2

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)
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2014 Volume 2014, Issue 2

Nuclear Energy Agency

The Nuclear Law Bulletin is a unique international publication for both professionals and academics in the field of nuclear law. It provides subscribers with authoritative and comprehensive information on nuclear law developments. Published free online twice a year in both English and French, it features topical articles written by renowned legal experts, covers legislative developments worldwide and reports on relevant case law, bilateral and international agreements as well as regulatory activities of international organisations.

Feature articles in this issue include "Facilitating the entry into force and implementation of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material: Observations, challenges and benefits"; "The legal status of nuclear power in Germany"; "Challenges facing the insurance industry since the modernisation of the international nuclear third party liability regime"; "Draft Federal Act of the Russian Federation, 'The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage and its Financial Security'".

20 Mar 2015 English

https://doi.org/10.1787/nuclear_law-v2014-2-en

Author(s): OECD

Articles

Mark		Title
		Facilitating the entry into force and implementation of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material While the responsibility for nuclear security at the national level rests entirely with each state, international co-operation can be crucial in helping states to fulfil their nuclear security responsibilities and obligations. The central role of the...	Click to download PDF - 475.10KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		The legal status of nuclear power in Germany Over the past 15 years, political attitudes in Germany towards the nuclear industry have been characterised less by consistency than by some major policy shifts, and the same can be said for the legislation born of these attitudes. Although a number...	Click to download PDF - 490.42KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		Challenges facing the insurance industry since the modernisation of the international nuclear third party liability regime The modernisation of international conventions governing third-party liability in the nuclear field is essentially an attempt to resolve certain shortcomings whilst setting out higher compensation sums and extending the cover for nuclear damage for...	Click to download PDF - 440.77KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		Draft Federal Act of the Russian Federation“The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage and its Financial Security” The use of nuclear power by states in the modern world requires supplements to international law through the development of national legislation on civil liability for nuclear damage and compensation. The situation in the Russian Federation is no...	Click to download PDF - 245.67KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		Case law Canada Judgment of the Federal Court of Canada sending back to a joint review panel for reconsideration the environmental assessment of a proposed new nuclear power plant in Ontario France Conseil d’État, 24 March 2014 (Request No. 358882) Conseil...	Click to download PDF - 230.31KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		National legislative and regulatory activities Algeria Nuclear security France Radioactive waste management Nuclear safety and radiological protection General legislation International co-operation Germany International trade Indonesia Nuclear security General legislation Ireland Nuclear safety...	Click to download PDF - 286.56KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		Intergovernmental organisation activities European Atomic Energy Community Adopted legally binding instruments Non-legally binding instruments International relations International Atomic Energy Agency Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) 58th regular session of the IAEA General Conference...	Click to download PDF - 259.38KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		Multilateral agreements In an effort to reach a wider audience and keep the information regarding the status of multilateral agreements more up-to-date, this content has been moved online and is available at: www.oecd-nea.org/law/multilateral-agreements.	Click to download PDF - 353.05KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ
		News briefs	Click to download PDF - 194.84KB PDF Click to Read online and share READ

Facilitating the entry into force and implementation of the Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material

While the responsibility for nuclear security at the national level rests entirely with each state, international co-operation can be crucial in helping states to fulfil their nuclear security responsibilities and obligations. The central role of the...

The legal status of nuclear power in Germany

Over the past 15 years, political attitudes in Germany towards the nuclear industry have been characterised less by consistency than by some major policy shifts, and the same can be said for the legislation born of these attitudes. Although a number...

Challenges facing the insurance industry since the modernisation of the international nuclear third party liability regime

The modernisation of international conventions governing third-party liability in the nuclear field is essentially an attempt to resolve certain shortcomings whilst setting out higher compensation sums and extending the cover for nuclear damage for...

Draft Federal Act of the Russian Federation“The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage and its Financial Security”

The use of nuclear power by states in the modern world requires supplements to international law through the development of national legislation on civil liability for nuclear damage and compensation. The situation in the Russian Federation is no...

Case law

Canada Judgment of the Federal Court of Canada sending back to a joint review panel for reconsideration the environmental assessment of a proposed new nuclear power plant in Ontario France Conseil d’État, 24 March 2014 (Request No. 358882) Conseil...

National legislative and regulatory activities

Algeria Nuclear security France Radioactive waste management Nuclear safety and radiological protection General legislation International co-operation Germany International trade Indonesia Nuclear security General legislation Ireland Nuclear safety...

Intergovernmental organisation activities

European Atomic Energy Community Adopted legally binding instruments Non-legally binding instruments International relations International Atomic Energy Agency Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) 58th regular session of the IAEA General Conference...

Multilateral agreements

In an effort to reach a wider audience and keep the information regarding the status of multilateral agreements more up-to-date, this content has been moved online and is available at: www.oecd-nea.org/law/multilateral-agreements.

News briefs