Handbook on nuclear law : implementing legislation

✍ Scribed by Carlton Stoiber; International Atomic Energy Agency.; et al

• Publisher: International Atomic Energy Agency
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 170
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"This handbook is a practical aid to legislative drafting that brings together, for the first time, model texts of provisions covering all aspects of nuclear law in a consolidated form. Organized along the same lines as the Handbook on Nuclear Law, published by the IAEA in 2003, and containing updated material on new legal developments, this publication is a companion resource for the development of new or revised nuclear legislation, as well as for instruction in the fundamentals of nuclear law. It will be particularly useful for those member states embarking on new or expanding existing nuclear programs"--Provided by publisher. �Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Introduction --
Initial provisions : title, preamble, objectives, scope, definitions --
The regulatory body --
Regulatory activities : notifications, authorization, inspection, enforcement and penalties --
Radiation protection --
Radioactive sources --
Safety of nuclear facilities and decommissioning --
Emergency preparedness and response --
Mining and processing of radioactive material --
Transport of radioactive material --
Radioactive waste and spent fuel --
Nuclear liability and coverage --
Safeguards --
Export and import controls --
Nuclear security, physical protection and illicit trafficking --
Miscellaneous, final and transitional provisions : entry into force, succession, repeal.
Abstract: "This handbook is a practical aid to legislative drafting that brings together, for the first time, model texts of provisions covering all aspects of nuclear law in a consolidated form. Organized along the same lines as the Handbook on Nuclear Law, published by the IAEA in 2003, and containing updated material on new legal developments, this publication is a companion resource for the development of new or revised nuclear legislation, as well as for instruction in the fundamentals of nuclear law. It will be particularly useful for those member states embarking on new or expanding existing nuclear programs"--Provided by publisher