Nuclear Law Bulletin
No. 49, June 1992
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLES
Nuclear testing and the future of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,
by B. M. Carnahan .................................................... 7
The legal regime of nuclear power satellites,
by S. Courteix ....................................................... 24
Some reflections about law and ethics,
by L. Westerh ll ..................................................... 39
CASE LAW
- UNITED STATES
Should tort law treat internal exposure differently from external
exposure ? By D. E. Jose and D. J. Wiedis ............................. 43
ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS
- SWITZERLAND
Central repository for radioactive waste storage/Switzerland (1990) .... 46
Muhleberg - Bern electorate consultation (1992) ....................... 47
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
- BELGIUM
Act and Order amending ONDRAF mandate (1991) ........................... 48
Creation of an Institute for Emergency Planning (1991) ................ 48
Creation of a Commission for Assessing Nuclear Information (1991) ...... 49
Emergency plans for nuclear risks (1991) .............................. 49
- BRAZIL
Draft legislation on national nuclear policy (1992) .................... 50
Use of Brazil's harbours and waters by nuclear ships ................... 50
- CANADA
Amendments to Atomic Energy Control Regulation and to Cost Recovery
Fees Regulations (1991) ............................................... 51
- FRANCE
Act on radioactive waste management (1991) ............................. 52
- GERMANY
Radiation protection and nuclear safety recommendations (1991) ......... 52
Amendments to Foreign Trade Ordinance (1991-1992) ...................... 53
Amendment to Meat Hygiene Ordinance (1991) ............................. 53
- GREECE
Regulations on radiological protection (1989) .......................... 53
- INDIA
Control of irradiation of food rules (1990) ............................ 55
- ITALY
Physical and medical surveillance of workers (1990) .................... 55
Implementation of Community Directive on Radiological Emergencies
(1992) ................................................................ 56
- KENYA
Radiation Protection Act (1984) ........................................ 56
- MEXICO
Amendment of General Health Act (1991) ................................. 57
- NETHERLANDS
Amendment of Nuclear Third Party Liability Act (1991) .................. 57
- PORTUGAL
Reorganisation of Nuclear Protection & Safety Bureau (1991) ............ 57
- ROMANIA
Order on export controls (1990) ........................................ 58
- RUSSIAN FEDERATION
State Committee for Nuclear & Radiological Safety (1991) ............... 59
- SPAIN
X-ray equipment for medical diagnosis (1991) ........................... 60
Health protection against ionizing radiation (1992) .................... 60
- SWEDEN
Amendment of Nuclear Liability Act (1991) .............................. 61
- SWITZERLAND
Adaptation of Swiss legislation (1992) ................................. 61
- UNITED KINGDOM
Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Act 1991 ......................... 62
- UNITED STATES
Nuclear power plant licence renewal (1991) ............................. 63
Proposed licensing reform (1992) ....................................... 63
NRC policy on co-operation with States (1992) .......................... 64
Material control and accounting requirements (1991) .................... 65
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
- NEA/IAEA
Member States invited to adopt INES scale (1992) ....................... 66
- IAEA
Strengthening of Safeguards Regime ..................................... 67
- EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
Control of radioactive waste shipments (1992) .......................... 67
Recommendation on Art.33 of Euratom Treaty (1991) ...................... 68
Exclusions from agricultural imports ban (1992) ........................ 68
- WHO/IAEA/FAO
Harmonizing food irradiation regulations in Asia and the Pacific Region
(1992) ................................................................ 69
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
- ARGENTINA/BRAZIL
Nuclear energy solely for peaceful purposes (1991) ..................... 71
- ARGENTINA/TURKEY
Peaceful nuclear co-operation (1988) ................................... 71
- BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS
Memorandum of Understanding on Early Notification and Information
Exchange (1990) ....................................................... 72
- BRAZIL/ITALY
Economic, Industrial, Scientific Co-operation (1991) ................... 73
- GERMANY
Expiry of ex GDR Agreements (1991-1992) ................................ 73
- GERMANY/USSR
Termination of Wismut Company (1991) ................................... 73
- HUNGARY/UNITED STATES
Peaceful nuclear co-operation (1991) ................................... 74
- SWEDEN/SWITZERLAND
Peaceful nuclear co-operation (1990) ................................... 75
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS
Joint Protocol relating to the Paris and Vienna Conventions - entry
into force (1992) ..................................................... 75
Europe/Japan Memorandum of Understanding on fast reactor/fast breeder
research (1991) ....................................................... 76
CIS Declaration on Nuclear Arms (1991) ................................. 76
Non-Proliferation Treaty (status) ...................................... 76
Early Notification and Assistance Conventions (status) ................. 80
FULL TEXTS
French Act on radioactive waste management (1991) ...................... 86
European Council Directive on supervision and control of shipments of
radioactive waste (1992) .............................................. 90
European Commission Recommendation on Application of Article 33 of the
Euratom Treaty (1991) ................................................. 99
CIS Declaration on Nuclear Arms (1991) ................................. 102
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Germany, Tunisia ....................................................... 104
LIST OF CORRESPONDENTS
SUPPLEMENT
Netherlands 1979 Nuclear Third Party Liability Act, as amended in 1991