The Nuclear Law Bulletin is a unique international publication for both professionals and academics in the field of nuclear law. It provides authoritative and comprehensive information on nuclear law developments. Published twice a year in both English and French, it features topical articles written by renowned legal experts, covers nuclear legislative developments worldwide and reports on relevant case law, bilateral and international agreements and regulatory activities of international organisations.
The Nuclear Law Bulletin is also available in French.
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Articles Nuclear liability in respect of Ukraine’s nuclear installations under Russian military control by Nathalie L.J.T. Horbach and Omer F. Brown, II The modern nuclear liability regime’s concept of “environmental damage”: How national courts may apply it and what remedies they may provide for such damage by Sandra Knopp Pisi Nuclear fusion: Legal aspects by Wolfram Tonhauser and Karoly Tamas Olajos
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NLBs from the last 15 years are provided below. In addition, an archive of Nuclear Law Bulletin Nos. 1 to 80 is available.
Archive of Nuclear Law Bulletin Nos. 1 to 80
Indexes in English (Nuclear Law Bulletin) and French (Bulletin de droit nucléaire) with reference information for all issues are available for free download.
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Articles The future of nuclear energy and the role of nuclear law by Kimberly Sexton Nick The rule of law: A fragile tool for the development of emerging nuclear technologies by Cyril Pinel and Hugo Lopez Legal frameworks for nuclear energy in non-nuclear countries: An Irish case study by Veronica Smith Studies The qualification of nuclear substances and nuclear liability by Elena de Boissieu |
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Reflections on the negotiations of the Protocols to amend the Paris and Brussels Supplementary Conventions by Marc Léger Articles Studies Slovak legal system for ensuring feasible nuclear back-end system implementation – Part 2: Outlook for future development by Martin Macášek, Michal Šnírer and Vladimír Slugeň |
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Studies Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments on civil liability for nuclear damage by Ulrich Magnus |
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Articles Environmental impact assessments and long-term operation of nuclear power reactors: increasing importance of environmental protection in the European Union? by Sam Emmerechts and Pierre Bourdon Forging a clear path for advanced reactor licensing in the United States: approaches to streamlining the NRC environmental review process by Martin J. O’Neill Studies Slovak legal system for ensuring feasible nuclear back-end system implementation by Martin Macášek, Vladimír Slugeň and Michal Šnírer |
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Articles A perspective on key legal considerations for performance-based regulating by Emily Dandy Studies Technology-neutral licensing of advanced reactors: Evaluating the past and present NRC framework by Maxine Segarnick and Sachin Desai |
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Articles In search of the elusive conflict: The (in-)compatibility of the Treaties on the Non-Proliferation and Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons by Michael J. Moffatt From Waste Confidence to Continued Storage: Legal theories supporting the US NRC's licensing of nuclear facilities without a repository by Andrew P. Averbach Studies New framework for radiation protection legislation in Germany by Goli-Schabnam Akbarian |
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Articles The impact of the major nuclear power plant accidents on the international legal framework for nuclear power by Stephen G. Burns Today is yesterday's pupil: Reactor licence renewal in the United States by Kimberly Sexton Nick Studies Euratom competence in the areas of nuclear security and nuclear safety: An impossible parallel? by Athanase Popov |
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100th edition special feature Nuclear Law Bulletin: A look back at the past 50 years Nuclear Law Bulletin: Publication covers through time Reflections on the Nuclear Law Bulletin Commentaries on the Nuclear Law Bulletin
Articles Legal challenges to the operation of nuclear reactors in Japan by Hiroyuki Hase Inside nuclear baseball: Reflections on the development of the safety conventions by Carlton Stoiber Studies The Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program in the United Arab Emirates: Background and history by Amani Al Shamsi
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Articles Reformed and reforming: Adapting the licensing process to meet new challenges by Stephen G. Burns Reflections on the development of international nuclear law by Vanda Lamm Facing the challenge of nuclear mass tort processing by Norbert Pelzer |
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Articles Strengthening the international legal framework for nuclear security: Better sooner rather than later by Anthony C. Wetherall Brexit, Euratom and nuclear proliferation by Anna Södersten McMunn, et al. v. Babcock and Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc., et al.: The long road to dismissal by Marjorie Berger |
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Articles Nuclear third party liability in Germany by Christian Raetzke Towards nuclear disarmament: State of affairs in the international legal framework by Sylvain Fanielle |
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Articles Treaty implementation applied to conventions on nuclear safety by Michel Montjoie Crisis, criticism, change: Regulatory reform in the wake of nuclear accidents by Kimberly A. Sexton |
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Articles Uranium mining and production: A legal perspective on regulating an important resource by Lisa Thiele Turkish nuclear legislation: Developments for a nuclear newcomer by Erinç Ercan and Horst Schneider Nuclear law and environmental law in the licensing of nuclear installations by Christian Raetzke |
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Articles The post-Fukushima Daiichi response: The role of the Convention on Nuclear Safety in strengthening the legal framework for nuclear safety by Peri Lynne Johnson Adequate protection after the Fukushima Daiichi accident: A constant in a world of change by Commissioner William C. Ostendorff and Kimberly A. Sexton Safer nuclear energy through a higher degree of internationalisation? International involvement versus national sovereignty by Norbert Pelzer |
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Articles Italian decommissioning in the post-referendum era by Vincenzo Ferrazzano and Serena Scarabotti Through the looking glass: placing India's new civil liability regime for nuclear damage in context by Robert J. Gruendel and Els Reynaers Kini |
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Articles The status of radioactive waste repository development in the United States – December 2011 by David R. Hill The Radioactive Waste Directive: a necessary step in the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste in the European Union by Ute Blohm-Hieber The continuing role of item-specific agreements in the IAEA safeguards system by Cristian DeFrancia Fukushima: liability and compensation by Ximena Vásquez-Maignan |
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Articles International nuclear law in the 25 years between Chernobyl and Fukushima and beyond... by Selma Kuş Regulatory and institutional framework in Japan against the background of Fukushima by the Legal Affairs Section of the NEA Legal and regulatory aspects of long-term operation of nuclear power plants in OECD member countries by Sam Emmerechts, Christian Raetzkeand Benjamin Okra |
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Articles Between Shadow and Light: The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Forty Years On by Abdelwahab Biad Competition Law and the Nuclear Sector: An EU Outlook by Miguel Sousa Ferro The Brussels I Regulation and Liability for Nuclear Damage by Jakub Handrlica Deliberations on Compensation and Remediation of Nuclear Damage to the Environment by Norbert Pelzer International Court of Justice on Potential Transboundary Damage and its Consequences in Nuclear Law by Marie Cletienne |
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Articles The Momentum of the European Directive on Nuclear Safety – From the Complexity of Nuclear Safety to Key Messages Addressed to European Citizens by Yvan Pouleur and Petr Krs The Independence of the Nuclear Regulator, Notes from the Canadian Experience by Brenda MacKenzie Nuclear Renaissance in Italy – Maintaining Momentum by Fabrizio Iaccarino The Temelín-Judgement of the European Court of Justice by Wolf-Georg Schärf |
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Articles Nuclear New Build – New Nuclear Law? by Norbert Pelzer The Directive Establishing a Community Framework for the Nuclear Safety of Nuclear Installations: The EU Approach to Nuclear Safety by Massimo Garribba, Amelia Chirtes and Monika Nauduzaite Harmonisation of Nuclear Liability in the European Union: Challenges, Option and Limits by Jakub Handrlica Resurgence of Nuclear Energy in Italy by Fabrizio Iaccarino International Legal Instruments Promoting Synergies in Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards: Myths or Reality? by Alexis Vasmant The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) International Organisation: Which Laws Apply to this International Nuclear Operator? by Laetitia Grammatico-Vidal |
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Articles The Review Conference Mechanism in Nuclear Law: Issues and Opportunities by Carlton Stoiber National Implementation and Enforcement of Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaties by Lisa Tabassi The Decommissioning of Asse II – Burden of the Past in the Federal Republic of Germany by Hanns Näser Studies Changes in the Legal Status of the Commissariat à l’énergie atomique by Laetitia Grammatico |
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Articles U.S.-India Nuclear Cooperation and Non-Proliferation by Yash Thomas Mannully Environmental Law and Nuclear Law: A Growing Symbiosis by Sam Emmerechts |
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Articles Looking Backward, Moving Forward: Licensing New Reactors in the United States by Stephen G Burns The EU and Non-Proliferation: Need for a Quantum Leap? by Roland Kobia Environmental Law Developments in Nuclear Energy by Stanley David Berger Perspective on the Pros and Cons of a Pooling-type Approach to Nuclear Third Party Liability by Simon Carroll |
