Nuclear Law Bulletin No. 91
Complete issue
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
Special report on the Second Annual Meeting of the Nuclear Law Association, "India's nuclear energy sector: Business opportunities and legal challenges", 2 March 2013, Mumbai, India
Case law
Canada
Judicial review of Ontario Power Generation's Darlington new nuclear power plant project licence to prepare site
France
Court of Appeal of Toulouse, 3 December 2012, Judgement No. 1200867, Golfech – Prosecution for accidental spillage of radioactive effluents
Court of Cassation, Criminal Chamber, 20 November 2012, Decision No. 11-87531
India
Ruling from India's Supreme Court in a public interest litigation regarding Kundankulam
Switzerland
Unlimited-duration operating licence granted to the Mühleberg nuclear power plant
United States
Judgment of the Court of Appeals for the first circuit upholding NRC's consideration of wind power as alternative to relicensing under NEPA
Judgment of the Court of Appeals for the second circuit upholding NRC's authority to issue exemptions and remanding for consideration of public participation in preparation of environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact
Judgment of the Court of Appeals for the first circuit upholding NRC's decision not to reopen or suspend Pilgrim relicensing proceeding
Judgment of the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Vacating the NRC's Transfer of Authority to State of New Jersey over Cleanup of Manufacturing Site
Judgment of the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Upholding the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)'s Issuance of Combined Operating Licence and Amended Design Certification
National legislative and regulatory activities
Armenia
Licensing and regulatory infrastructure
France
Licensing and regulatory infrastructure
Nuclear security
Nuclear safety and radiological protection
International co-operation
Germany
General legislation
Radiation protection
Nuclear Safety
Transport of radioactive material
Regulations on nuclear trade (including non-proliferation)
Greece
International co-operation
Nuclear safety and radiological protection
Moldova
General legislation
United States
Issuance of the "Strategy for the Management and Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste"
Ongoing activities
Physical protection of byproduct material final rulemaking
Update on the NRC's response to the events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site regarding filtered vents and consideration of economic consequences
Intergovernmental organisation activities
European Atomic Energy Community
Non-legislative instruments
Other activities
International Atomic Energy Agency
Convention on Nuclear Safety
Joint Convention
Working Group of Experienced Officers of the CNS and the Joint Convention
International Expert Group on Nuclear Liability
Legislative assistance activities
Handbook on Nuclear Law – Volume III
Workshops for diplomats on nuclear law
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
Russian Federation joins the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
Documents and legal texts
United Arab Emirates
Federal Law by Decree No. 4 of 2012 concerning civil liability for nuclear damage
India
The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act 2010
Republic of Moldova
Law No. 132 of 08.06.2012 on the safe conduct of nuclear and radiological activities
News briefs
The 2013 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference, 8-9 April 2013, Washington DC
Last reviewed: 28 April 2014
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