Nuclear Law Bulletin
No. 53, June 1994
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLES
Health Protection against ionizing radiation and the Court of Justice
of the European Communities,
by R. Lennartz ....................................................... 9
Causation and the problem of evidence in cases of nuclear damage,
by P. Stå hlberg ...................................................... 22
STUDIES
Three negotiations concerning nuclear law .............................. 30
Potential liability of contractors working on nuclear safety improvement
projects in Central and Eastern Europe ................................ 36
CASE LAW
- UNITED KINGDOM
The Sellafield childhood leukaemia cases (1993) ........................ 44
- EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Radiation protection standards dose limits: Commission vs. Belgium ..... 48
ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS
- SWITZERLAND
Licence for unlimited operation of Beznau II nuclear power plant
(1991) ................................................................ 49
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
- CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Overview of nuclear legislation ........................................ 50
- ARGENTINA
Regulations on safe transport of radioactive materials (1993) .......... 75
- AUSTRALIA
Radiation Control Regulation 1993 (N.S.Wales) .......................... 76
- BELGIUM
Radiation protection and the Federal Agency for Nuclear Control
(1994) ................................................................ 77
Amendments of 1963 Order on Protection of the Population and Workers
(1993) ................................................................ 78
- BRAZIL
Application of SIPRON (1993) ........................................... 79
- CAMEROON
Bill on radiation protection (1994) .................................... 79
- FINLAND
Bill to amend Nuclear Liability Act (1994) ............................. 80
- FRANCE
Organisation of the Ministry for Industry (1993) ....................... 81
Transfer of responsibilities from the CEA to ANDRA (1993) .............. 81
Training in radiation protection (1994) ................................ 82
Amendment of Order on protection and control of nuclear materials during
transport .............................................................. 82
- ITALY
Community law in Italian legislation (1994) ............................ 83
Reorganisation of environmental controls and creation of National
Environmental Protection Agency (1994) ................................ 83
Circular on shipments of radioactive waste (1993) ...................... 84
- MADAGASCAR
Creation of National Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology
(1992) ................................................................ 85
Radiation Protection Regulations (1993) ................................ 85
Bill on the Transport of Radioactive Materials ......................... 86
- NETHERLANDS
Increase in the operator's liability amount (1993) ..................... 87
- PORTUGAL
Reorganisation of the General Directorate for Energy (1993) ............ 87
Creation of General Directorate for the Environment (1993) ............. 88
Order on the General Directorate for the Environment (1993) ............ 88
- SOUTH AFRICA
Nuclear Energy Act, 1993 ............................................... 89
Amendment of the Hazardous Substances Act of 1973 (1993) ............... 93
- SWITZERLAND
Revision of Atomic Energy Act and Order (1994) ......................... 93
Amendment of Ordinance on definitions and licences ..................... 94
- TUNISIA
Bill to set up Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology (1993) ........ 94
- UNITED KINGDOM
Increase in nuclear third party liability limits (1994) ................ 95
- UNITED STATES
Emergency planning and preparedness (1993) ............................. 95
Training of nuclear power plant personnel (1993) ....................... 95
Monitoring nuclear power plants (1993) ................................. 96
Safeguards inspections (1993) .......................................... 96
Prematurely shut down power reactors - funding (1993) .................. 96
Self-guarantee of decommissioning funds (1994) ......................... 96
Decommissioning records and licence terminations (1993) ................ 98
Export and import of nuclear equipment and materials (1993) ............ 98
Export licensing of alpha emitters and by-products (1993) .............. 99
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
- NEA
Mexico joins OECD/NEA (1994) ........................................... 100
The Republic of Korea joins the NEA Data Bank (1994) ................... 100
New international standards for radiation protection (1994) ............ 100
- IAEA
Preparatory work on the Nuclear Safety Convention (1994) ............... 102
Revision of the Vienna Convention and supplementary funding (1994) ..... 104
- EUROPEAN UNION
Standard document for shipments of radioactive waste (1993) ............ 105
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
- ARGENTINA/INDONESIA
Peaceful nuclear co-operation (1990) ................................... 107
- ARGENTINA/ROMANIA
Peaceful nuclear co-operation (1990) ................................... 108
- AUSTRALIA/CERN
Scientific and technical co-operation (1991) ........................... 108
- POLAND/UKRAINE
Early notification of a nuclear accident and information exchange
(1993) ................................................................ 109
- UNITED STATES/RUSSIA - UNITED STATES/UKRAINE
Operational safety enhancements for civilian nuclear power plants
(1993) ................................................................ 109
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS
Amendment of London Dumping Convention - radioactive waste (1994) ...... 110
Status of Early Notification and Assistance Conventions (1993) ......... 110
Status of Physical Protection Convention (1993) ........................ 116
FULL TEXTS
Draft Nuclear Safety Convention ........................................ 119
BIBLIOGRAPHY
France, United Kingdom, United States, NEA, IAEA ....................... 130
LIST OF CORRESPONDENTS
........................................................................ 133