Nuclear Law Bulletin
No. 50, December 1992
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLES
Towards a new regime of State responsibility for nuclear activities,
by L. de la Fayette .................................................. 7
Moroccan national nuclear regulation project,
by R. El Hassi Ahmed ................................................. 36
Right of the public to participate in the nuclear decision-making
process, by F. Galliot de Galzain ................................... 44
CASE LAW
- UNITED STATES
Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Low Level
Radioactive Policy Amendments Act (1992) .............................. 53
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
- ARGENTINA
Act on peaceful nuclear energy applications in the Province of Cordoba
(1992) ................................................................ 55
Decree establishing controls on sensitive exports (1992) ............... 56
- BELGIUM
Amendment of the General Regulations on safety at work (1992) .......... 57
Amendment of the General Regulations on radiation protection (1992) .... 57
- BRAZIL
Decree relating to the application of SIPRON (1992) .................... 58
- CANADA
Amendment of Transport and Recovery Fees Regulations (1992) ............ 58
- DENMARK
Use of electron accelerators for treatment of patients (1992) .......... 59
- FRANCE
Act on radioactive waste management (1991) ............................. 60
- GERMANY
Act on the establishment of a Federal Export Office (1992) ............. 64
- JAPAN
Safety guides for research reactors (1991) ............................. 65
Safe transport of radioactive materials (1990) ......................... 65
- NETHERLANDS
Liability amounts for low-risk nuclear installations (1991-1992) ....... 66
- NORWAY
Amendment of Regulations on export of heavy water (1992) ............... 67
- PORTUGAL
Amendment of Decree on radiation protection (1992) ..................... 67
- ROMANIA
Import/export of sensitive articles and technology (1992) .............. 68
- SINGAPORE
The Radiation Protection Act (1991) .................................... 68
- SWEDEN
Radon legislation ...................................................... 69
- SWITZERLAND
Ordinance on distribution of iodine tablets (1992) ..................... 71
- UNITED STATES
Environmental review for licence renewals (1992) ....................... 72
Prematurely shut down reactors - funding (1992) ........................ 72
Uranium enrichment Regulations (1992) .................................. 73
Amendments to physical protection requirements (1992) .................. 73
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
- NEA/IAEA
Helsinki Symposium (1992) .............................................. 74
- IAEA
Nuclear Safety Convention .............................................. 76
- NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP
Statement on full scope safeguards (1992) .............................. 77
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
- BELGIUM/SWITZERLAND
Agreement on peaceful nuclear co-operation (1991) ...................... 78
- JAPAN/KOREA
Agreement on information exchange on power plant safety (1991) ......... 78
Memorandum on information exchange on public acceptance (1992) ......... 79
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS
Convention on Physical Protection (review and status - 1992) ........... 79
ITER Agreement (1992) .................................................. 82
Conventions on protection of the marine environment .................... 82
FULL TEXTS
Statement on full scope safeguards by the Nuclear Suppliers Group ...... 86
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Canada, Tunisia ........................................................ 88
LIST OF CORRESPONDENTS
........................................................................ 90