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.

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Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 103 – Volume 2019/2

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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Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 102 – Volume 2019/1

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

Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 101 – Volume 2018/2

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

Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 100 – Volume 2018/1

Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 99 – Volume 2017/1

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

Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 98 – Volume 2016/2

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

Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 97 – Volume 2016/1

Articles Nuclear third party liability in Germany by Christian Raetzke Towards nuclear disarmament: State of affairs in the international legal framework by Sylvain Fanielle The application of the Espoo Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context to nuclear energy-related activities

Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 96 – Volume 2015/2

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

Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 95 – Volume 2015/1

Articles Entry into force of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage: Opening the umbrella by Ben McRae Towards a new international framework for nuclear safety: Developments from Fukushima to Vienna by Emma Durand‑Poudret Nuclear arbitration: Interpreting non-proliferation agreements by Peter Tzeng