Nuclear Law Bulletin
No. 58, December 1996
DETAILED TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLES
Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones: Challenges and Prospects
For Non-Proliferation
by A Bia
Legal Aspects of the Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities: A Comparative
View
by N Horbach and E Hanenburg
The New 96/29/Euratom Directive on the Basic Safety Standards for the
Protection of Workers and the General Public Against Ionising Radiation
by J-M Courades
CASE LAW
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
The International Court of Justice and Nuclear Weapons: Preliminary
Observations on the Advisory Opinions
by P Sands
GERMANY
"GNS petitions the Government of Southern Saxony for compensation
for damages for the delayed construction of the depository at Gorleben"
by D Czajka
UNITED STATES
ALARA: Two Court Decisions with Dramatically Different Implications by
D Wiedis and D E Jose
U S Court of Appeal Rules on the Department of Energy’s Obligations
Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act
by S Angelini
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Court of Justice and Court of First Instance of the European Communities:
The KLE and ENU Cases
by A Bouquet
NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
BRAZIL
Resolution of the National Nuclear Energy Commission (CNEN) (1996)
Decree Concerning the Export of Sensitive Goods and Consequential Services
(1996)
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Collection of Regulations on Nuclear Safety (1995)
FINLAND
Modification of the Nuclear Energy Decree of 1988 Following Membership in the European Union (1996)
FRANCE
Decree Determining the Responsibilities of Nuclear Armed Forces (1996)
Decree Modifying the Categories of Installations for the Protection
of the Environment (1996)
Modifying Decree Concerning Basic Nuclear Installations (1996)
Repeal of Orders Concerning the Limits Beyond Which Installations
Were Considered as Basic Nuclear Installations (INB) (1996)
Repeal of Order Concerning Radioactive Materials in Special Form (1966)
IRELAND
Harbours Act, Restricting Access of Nuclear Powered Ships or Ships
Carrying
Nuclear Weapons or Nuclear Materials (1996)
MEXICO
Regulations Concerning the Determination of Radioactivity Levels for
Waste
Permanently Stored at Surface and for its Incineration (1996)
NETHERLANDS
Revision of the 1986 Radiation Protection Decree (1996)
PORTUGAL
Decree-Law Relating to the Use of Sealed Radioactive Sources (1996)
Decree-Law on the Transboundary Movement of Radioactive Waste (1996)
ROMANIA
Law Relating to the Regulation, Licensing and Control of Nuclear
Activities (1996)
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The Regulation of Nuclear Activities in the Russian Federation (1996)
SPAIN
Royal Decree in Respect of the Indemnification of Nuclear Power Plant
Investors
Affected by the National Moratorium on Construction of Nuclear Power
Plants (1995)
Royal Decree Concerning the Powers of ENRESA, the National Waste
Management Organisation (1996)
Royal Decree Setting Quality Control Criteria for Radiodiagnostic Equipment
(1995)
SWITZERLAND
Amendment of Ordinance on Radiation Protection (1996)
Ordinance on the Transport of Radioactive Waste (1996)
TUNISIA
Draft Law Relating to the Control, Management and Disposal of Waste (1996)
UKRAINE
Law on Radioactive Waste Management and Related Legislative Instruments (1995)
UNITED KINGDOM
Privatisation of Nuclear Power Stations (1996)
UNITED STATES
Inflationary Adjustment to Civil Penalties Imposed by the NRC (1996)
Amendment by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
of its Regulations on Decommissioning Procedures (1996)
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ACTIVITIES
OECD NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY
The Czech Republic and Hungary Join the Nuclear Energy Agency (1996)
Seminar on the Legal Aspects of Radioactive Waste Management
and Decommissioning (1996)
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
"Programme 93 + 2" - Strengthening the Effectiveness and Improving
the Efficiency of the Safeguards System (1996), by L Rockwood
Revision of the Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Materials
(1996) by M Rawl
Resolutions Adopted by the IAEA General Conference (1996)
EUROPEAN UNION
The 96/29/EURATOM Directive on Radiation Protection (1996)
BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
Austria - Slovenia
Agreement on Early Notification in the Event of a Radiological Emergency, on Nuclear Safety and on Radiation Protection (1996)
France - Russian Federation
Co-operation Agreement in the Field of Nuclear Energy (1996)
Russian Federation - United Kingdom
Co-operation Agreement on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (1996)
Norway - Russian Federation - United States
Declaration on Arctic Military Environmental Co-operation (1996)
MULTILATERAL AGREEMENTS
No Coverage For Nuclear Damage in the Convention on Liability and
Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and
Noxious Substances by Sea (HNS),
by T Norström
The Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT),
by M Opelz
Entry into Force of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (1996)
TEXTS
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1996)
HNS Resolution on Liability and Compensation for Damage Occurring
During the Transport of Radioactive Materials
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND NEWS BRIEFS
Finland, United Kingdom, NEA, INLA
LIST OF CORRESPONDENTS
SUPPLEMENT
Bulgaria
1985 Act on the Use of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes, as revised in 1995
Italy
Extracts of the Decree on the Transposition of the Euratom Directives on Radiation Protection
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