NEA Mandates and Structures
Working Party on the Legal Aspects of Nuclear Safety (WPLANS)
| Chair(s): |
Lisa THIELE, Canada
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Secretary: |
Kimberly NICK
(kimberly.nick@oecd-nea.org)
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| Vice-Chair(s): |
Karel KUNZEL, Czech Republic
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| Member(s): | All NEA member countries* |
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| Russia (Suspended*) |
| *Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. |
| Full participant(s): |
European Commission
Under the NEA Statute
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| Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
By agreement
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| Date of creation: | 17 November 2016 |
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| End of mandate: | 17 November 2025 |
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Mandate (Document reference):
- Letter of 19 November 2014 from the NEA Director-General to the Nuclear Law Committee [NEA/SEN/NLC(2015)2/REV1, Annex 2]
- Summary Record of the Meeting of the Nuclear Law Committee held on 17-18 June 2015 [NEA/SEN/NLC(2016)2/REV1]
- Summary Record of the Meeting of the Nuclear Law Committee held on 23-24 March 2016 [NEA/SEN/NLC(2016)4/REV1]
- Summary Record of the Meeting of the Nuclear Law Committee held on 16-17 November 2016 [NEA/SEN/NLC(2017)1/REV1]
- Summary Record of the Meeting of the Nuclear Law Committee held on 27-28 June 2019 [NEA/SEN/NLC(2019)2/REV1]
- Summary Record of the Meeting of the Nuclear Law Committee held on 29-30 June 2022 [forthcoming]
- Mandate of the Working Party on the Legal Aspects of Nuclear Safety (WPLANS) [NEA/NLC/WPLANS(2022)2]
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract of document NEA/NLC/WPLANS(2022)2
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Mandate
In support of the NEA’s efforts to strengthen its work in the area of nuclear safety, the WPLANS will:
- exchange information on the respective legal and administrative systems for the licensing and regulation of nuclear facilities and installations and other uses of nuclear material;
- promote the development, strengthening and harmonisation of member countries’ legal frameworks for the licensing and regulation of the safe and peaceful use of nuclear energy; and
- enable the Agency to serve as a centre of information for the legal aspects of nuclear safety.
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