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NEA Latest Activities

Related to Nuclear Law

Ximena Vásquez-Maignan Head of the Office of Legal Counsel

&

Kimberly S. Nick Lawyer

Joint INLA WG 1, 3 and 5 Meeting

Karlsruhe, Germany

3 May 2017


NEA Steering Committee:

Outcome of the

November 2016 Meeting

Karlsruhe, Germany Joint INLA WG 1, 3 & 5 meeting 2 / 26


NEA Strategic Plan for 2017-2022

Some history:

• 1st Strategic Plan 1999–2004

• 2nd Strategic Plan 2005-2009

(extended to Dec 2010 to align with OECD

biennial budget cycle)

• 3rd Strategic Plan 2011-2016

• 4th Strategic Plan 2017-2022

Available on NEA website:

www.oecd-nea.org/general/about/strategic-plan2017-

2022.pdf


http://www.oecd-nea.org/general/about/strategic-plan2017-2022.pdf








Paris Convention Related Decisions

• Update of the Decision on the Exclusion of Small

Quantities of Nuclear Substances outside a Nuclear

Installation from the Application of the Paris Convention

• Decision and Recommendation Concerning the

Application of the Paris Convention to Nuclear Installations

for the Disposal of Certain Types of Low-level Radioactive

Waste

• Both decisions are available on the NEA website:

www.oecd-nea.org/law/paris-convention.html


http://www.oecd-nea.org/law/paris-convention.html






NEA Nuclear Law Committee



16-17 November 2016

• Over 65 experts from NEA member countries and international

organisations, including the EC, the IAEA and the United

Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), as well as

representatives from non-member countries (China, India,

Romania, and the UAE)

Nuclear Law Committee

• Exchanged upon latest national

developments in nuclear law

• Discussions on specific topics

included: nuclear liability; legal

aspects of nuclear safety and

public participation



Three New Working Parties Established

• Working Party on Deep Geologic Repositories and Nuclear

Liability

• Working Party on Nuclear Liability and Transport

• Working Party on the Legal Aspects of Nuclear Safety

Nuclear Law Committee



14 – 15 November 2016: First Workshop on Deep

Geological Repositories and Nuclear Liability

• Aim: Facilitate exchanges of information, experience, approaches

and concerns with regard to the application of nuclear liability

regimes to deep geological repositories

• Joint Initiative: CRPPH, NLC and RWMC

Workshop on Deep Geological

Repositories and Nuclear Liability

• Topics Included: • concept of "nuclear

installation",

• identification of the operator in

the long term,

• keeping of institutional

memory and

• challenges of ensuring

insurance coverage. Karlsruhe, Germany Joint INLA WG 1, 3 & 5 meeting 8 / 26


OLC Educational Programmes



• 6th session: 20-24 February 2017

• 20 participants, 13 nationalities

• More information available at: www.oecd-nea.org/law/inle/

International Nuclear Law Essentials (INLE)


http://www.oecd-nea.org/law/inle/




• Over 800 ISNL graduates since 2001

• 17th session: 21 August – 1 September 2017

• Applications now closed.

• More information available at: www.oecd-nea.org/law/isnl/

International School of Nuclear Law (ISNL)






OLC Publication Programme



Articles • Nuclear third party liability in Germany – Christian

Raetzke

• Towards nuclear disarmament: State of affairs in

the international legal framework – Sylvain Fanielle

• The application of the Espoo Convention on

Environmental Impact Assessment in a

Transboundary Context to nuclear energy-related

activities

Caselaw Updates Canada, Poland and the United States

Legislative and Regulatory Updates France, India, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Slovak

Republic, Spain and the United States

Nuclear Law Bulletin/

Bulletin de droit nucléaire

www.oecd-nea.org/law/nlb/nlb-97/


http://www.oecd-nea.org/law/nlb/nlb-97/






Articles • “Strengthening the international legal framework for nuclear

security: Better sooner rather than later” by A. Wetherall

• “Brexit, Euratom and nuclear proliferation” by A. Södersten

• “McMunn, et al. v Babcock and Wilcox Power Generation

Group, Inc. et al.: The long road to dismissal” by M. Berger

Caselaw / Legislative and Regulatory

Updates / IGO Activities • Argentina, France, Germany, Lithuania, Luxembourg,

Poland, Slovak Republic and US

• EC, IAEA, NEA

Recent Publications • News from the Front Lines of Nuclear Law: Proceedings of

the INLA Regional Conference 2015 in Nuremberg

• Nuclear Non-Proliferation in International Law: Vol. I

(2014); Vol. II, Verification and Compliance (2015); Vol. III,

Legal Aspects of the Use of Nuclear Energy for Peaceful

Purposes (2016)



www.oecd-nea.org/law/nlb/nlb98.pdf


http://www.oecd-nea.org/law/nlb/nlb98.pdf




• If you are interested in writing an article, please send your

article proposal to [email protected]. The NLB accepts

articles on all aspects of nuclear law, including:

– radiation protection and nuclear safety; nuclear installations;

radioactive materials; radioactive waste management;

environmental protection; non-proliferation; nuclear third party

liability; and nuclear trade.

• For an article to be considered in our winter edition, final

submissions must be received by 1 September 2017.

• More information on the publication process can be found at:

www.oecd-nea.org/law/nlb/pubprocess.html.




mailto:[email protected]



http://www.oecd-nea.org/law/nlb/pubprocess.html




Nuclear Legislation and Regulation

www.oecd-nea.org/law/legislation/


http://www.oecd-nea.org/law/legislation/




• Table on Nuclear Operator Liability Amounts and Financial

Security Limits

– www.oecd-nea.org/law/table-liability-coverage-limits.pdf

– Updated in November 2016; available on the NEA website

– Will continue to keep it up to date

• Priority Rules on Compensation for Nuclear Damage in

National Legislation

– www.oecd-nea.org/law/priority-rules-comp.pdf

– Working on update

– Last updated in December 2009

Nuclear Law Website


http://www.oecd-nea.org/law/table-liability-coverage-limits.pdf









http://www.oecd-nea.org/law/priority-rules-comp.pdf








* Updated Treaties and Convention Website *

Nuclear Law Website

www.oecd-nea.org/law/multilateral-agreements/


http://www.oecd-nea.org/law/multilateral-agreements/






www.oecd-nea.org/law/multilateral-agreements/safety-emergency.html

Nuclear Law Website


http://www.oecd-nea.org/law/multilateral-agreements/safety-emergency.html








www.oecd-nea.org/law/multilateral-agreements/convention-nuclear-safety.html

Nuclear Law Website


http://www.oecd-nea.org/law/multilateral-agreements/convention-nuclear-safety.html










NEA report on

Japan’s Compensation System for Nuclear Damage

First report was published in 2012.

Revised issue:

• Under preparation in close co-operation with

the Japanese delegation

• Contents:

– Articles by Japanese officials/experts on the

latest situation

– English translations of legislation, guidelines,

key documents and summaries of court

decisions

To be published: 2nd Quarter 2017

www.oecd-nea.org/law/fukushima/7089-fukushima-

compensation-system-pp.pdf Karlsruhe, Germany Joint INLA WG 1, 3 & 5 meeting 22 / 26


• Japan’s compensation system for nuclear damage

– Authors: Toyohiro NOMURA (Emeritus Professor, Gakushuin University),

Shuichiro ITAKURA (MEXT)

• Support through the Nuclear Damage Compensation and

Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation

– Author: Gen KAWAI (Cabinet Office)

• Government initiatives for smooth compensation

– Author: Shuichiro ITAKURA (MEXT)

• TEPCO’s response to compensation

– Author: Shiro NUMAJIRI (METI)

• Procedures for smooth payment of compensation

– Author: Shuichiro ITAKURA (MEXT)

Japan’s Compensation System Update:

Articles



• Laws regarding Nuclear Third Party Liability

– Act on Compensation for Nuclear Damage,

– Special acts concerning prescriptions,

– CSC related laws, etc.

• Guidelines on Determination of the Scope of Nuclear Damage

(Interim Guidelines, 1st – 4th Supplements)

• Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning

Facilitation Corporation

• Government Provisional Payment Scheme


Translations



• Rules on Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedure

• Key Cabinet Decisions and Reports (Opinions and arguments

concerning the review of the compensation system for nuclear

damage, etc.)

• Summary of Court Decisions:

– Damage resulting from suicide of an evacuee

– Rumour-related damage

– In-direct damage

– Interpretation of “grave natural disaster of an exceptional

character”


Translations



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