Stephen Tromans

Nuclear Law (eBook, ePUB)

The Law Applying to Nuclear Installations and Radioactive Substances in its Historic Context

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a practical guide to the international, EC and UK law applying to the various uses of nuclear energy and radioactive substances. The first edition was produced in 1997, and given the renaissance of interest in nuclear power in the UK and worldwide, this new, updated and much expanded edition is timely. It will cover the law relating to the permitting and operation of nuclear power stations, the decommissioning and clean-up of former nuclear facilities, radiological protection, the management of radioactive waste and spent fuel, liability and insurance, and the security and transport of radioactive materials. Readers will find a clear framework explaining the development and application of nuclear law, and how domestic law is based on and influenced by international and European requirements and by its historical context. In the commercial context, the chapters dealing specifically with new build and with decommissioning will be vital reading.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 610
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781847318008
• Artikelnr.: 41510829

Autorenporträt

Stephen Tromans KC is a leading barrister in planning and environmental law, practicing from Thirty Nine Essex Street. A former solicitor, he advises and acts for major industrial companies, Government Departments and other agencies, local authorities, the Environment Agency, NGOs and individuals, in environmental and planning law and related areas. Much of his work involves environmental impact assessment in major infrastructure and other projects.

A very experienced author, he has published books on planning law, nuclear law and contaminated land. He was awarded "Planning and Environmental Silk of the Year" at the Chambers and Partners 2011 Bar Awards.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Attitudes to Radioactivity Measurement and
Radiological Protection Exploring the Atom The First Nuclear Reactor The
Bomb Development in Canada Post-war Development in the UK Creation of the
UK Atomic Energy Authority Civil Nuclear Power: The Early Years The
Pressurised Water Reactor Stations Nuclear Reprocessing and Fuel Services
Radioactive Waste Management Privatisation of the Nuclear Energy Industry
Privatisation and Nuclear Liabilities The Atomic Energy Authority BNFL's
Break-up Weapons Production The Future of Nuclear Power Accidents Windscale
Kyshtym Three Mile Island Chernobyl Chapter 2 International Aspects
Introduction International Commission on Radiological Protection The UN
Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation The International
Atomic Energy Agency The IAEA's Role The Nuclear Energy Agency The Global
Nuclear Energy Partnership Generation IV International Forum Chapter 3
Euratom Introduction The Euratom Treaty Chapter I: Promotion of research
Chapter II: Dissemination of Information Chapter III: Health and Safety
Chapter IV: Investment Chapter V: Joint undertakings Chapter VI: Supplies
Chapter VII: Safeguards Chapter VIII: Ownership Chapter IX: The Nuclear
Common Market Chapter X: External relations Inapplicability of Euratom to
Military Uses of Nuclear Energy Controversy over Euratom The Nuclear Safety
Directive Internal Market Rules on Generation Chapter 4 Licensing
Background to Licensing International Law European Community Requirements
Licensing of Nuclear Reactors Licensing of Other Installations Prescribed
Installations Licensing: The Position of the Atomic Energy Authority
Offence of Installation or Operation without Licence Operations Requiring a
Section 2 Permit Ministerial Responsibility Scotland The Role of the Health
and Safety Executive in Licensing The Nuclear Safety Advisory Committee
Liaison with other Bodies and Agencies Health and Safety Duties Generally
Nuclear Site Licences: Generally Identity of Site Licensee Non-prescriptive
Nature of the Licensing System and Safety Cases Safety Assessment
Principles Nuclear Site Licences: Acceptable Risk Tolerability of Risk
Applications for Licences Nuclear Site Licences: Consultation Regulation of
Defence-related Sites Nuclear Site Licences: Relationship with Electricity
Act Consents and Planning Permission The Sizewell B Inquiry Licensing
Future Plant Insurance Form of Licence Standard Conditions The Ionising
Radiations Regulations 1999 and the ALARP Concept Conditions on Handling,
Treatment and Disposal of Nuclear Matter Periodic Safety Reviews Variation
and Revocation of Conditions Lack of Appeal against Licensing Decisions
Representations by Trades Unions, etc Relationship of Conditions to
Controls under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 Posting of Conditions
Contravention of Conditions Corporate Manslaughter Offences: Directors and
Similar Officers Institution of Proceedings Penalties Offences under the
Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 Nuclear Installation Prosecutions:
Examples Statutory Enforcement Powers Powers arising from Site Licences
Revocation and Surrender of Licences Responsibility following Revocation or
Surrender Decommissioning Maintenance of List of Licensed Sites Siting and
Emergency Procedures Dangerous Occurrences and Nuclear Incidents Licensing
a Privatised Nuclear Industry Security Requirements Chapter 5 New Build The
Sizewell B Inquiry The Evolution of Policy on New Build The Flawed 2006
Consultation Policy following the Greenpeace Judgment The Planning Act 2008
National Policy Statements The Infrastructure Planning Commission
Applications and their Examination Local Impact Reports Criteria for
Decisions Progress in Planning New Plant Siting Criteria Coastal Processes
and Flooding Strategic Environmental Assessment Public Participation
Alternative Sites Appropriate Assessment under the Habitats Directive
Environmental Impact Assessment EIA and the Waste Question The Nuclear
Safety Convention Devolution Aspects Chapter 6 Liability Introduction:
Problems of Liability and Insurance Early UK Legislation International
Provisions: Generally Joint Protocol relating to Paris and Vienna
Conventions The Paris Convention: Generally The Paris Convention:
Channelling of Liability The Paris Convention: Limitation of Liability in
Amount The Paris Convention: Limitation of Liability in Time The Paris
Convention: Compulsory Cover for Liability The Paris Convention: Single
Jurisdiction The 2004 Protocol to amend the Paris Convention The Brussels
Supplementary Convention The 2004 Protocol to amend the Brussels
Supplementary Convention The Vienna Convention Protocol to amend the Vienna
Convention The Convention on Supplementary Compensation Scope of the Paris,
Brussels and Vienna Conventions-Non-peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy The
Convention on the Liability of Operators of Nuclear Ships The Convention
relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nuclear
Material Multilateral Nuclear Environmental Programme in Russian Federation
Euratom Developments Current International Issues in Liability The
Environmental Liability Directive The US Approach The Nuclear Installations
Act 1965: Generally Section 7: Duty of Licensee of Licensed Site
Occurrences involving Nuclear Matter Occurrences on the Licensed Site
Occurrences involving Nuclear Matter being Carried Occurrences involving
Matter which has been on the Licensed Site or in the Course of Carriage
Ionising Radiations Injury to Persons Unborn Children Personal Injury: The
Sellafield Litigation Personal Injury: The Industry Compensation Scheme
Damage to Property Consequential Loss The Licensee's Property and that of
Third Parties Liability of Third Parties in respect of Licensee's Property
Duty of the UKAEA Duty of the Crown Duty of Foreign Operators Movements of
Nuclear Matter to and from the UK Duty of Carriers Right to Compensation:
Section 12 Damage, Injury or Loss outside Section 12 Exclusion of Other
Claims Limitation for Maritime Claims Compensation for Damage to Licensee's
Property Exclusion, Extension and Reduction of Compensation: Section 13
Provision by Insurance: The Pool Terms of Insurance Provision by other
Means Claims exceeding the Aggregate Figure Extension to British
Territories Personal Injury Liability outside the Act: The Test Veterans'
Litigation Chapter 7 Radiological Protection International Commission on
Radiological Protection Nuclear Energy Agency Euratom Basic Safety
Standards Proposed Revision of BSS Directive and NORM Implementation of the
BSS Directive in the UK The Ionising Radiations Regulations 1999
Justification: Cases The Justification of Practices Involving Ionising
Radiation Regulations 2004 Monitoring of Radioactivity Levels Emergency
Preparedness Emergency Food Protection Measures Chapter 8 Safeguards and
Security The Nuclear Test-ban and Arms Limitation Treaties Legality of
Nuclear Weapons The Non-Proliferation Treaty The Proliferation Security
Initiative IAEA Safeguards Euratom Safeguards The Euratom Supply Agency
Safeguards in the UK Generally IAEA Safeguards in the UK Euratom Safeguards
in the UK Export Controls Import Controls Fissile Materials Cut-Off Treaty
Security Generally The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear
Material Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism IAEA
Guidance Security in the UK Nuclear Terrorism Generally Chapter 9 Use of
Radioactive Substances Introduction Radioactive Substances and Issues
Relating to their Use The Statutory Background: The Radioactive Substances
Acts 1948 and 1960 The Enforcing Authority for Radioactive Substances The
Meaning of 'Radioactive Material' Definition of 'Mobile Radioactive
Apparatus' Prohibition on use of Radioactive Material Registration of Users
of Radioactive Material Conditions Breaches of Condition Exemption for
Nuclear Sites Specific Exemptions High Activity Sealed Sources Prohibition
of use of Mobile Apparatus Registration of Mobile Apparatus Exemptions from
Registration of Mobile Apparatus Relationship of Registration under
Sections 7 and 10 Cancellation and Variation of Registration Display of
Certificate of Registration and Retention of Records Enforcement Notices
Prohibition Notices Charges Appeals Powers of the Secretary of State Powers
of Entry, Inspection, etc Access to Information Application to Crown
Relationship to other Legislation Environmental Permitting Chapter 10
Transport Introduction Safety of Transport International Regulation:
Generally Carriage by Sea Carriage by Air Road Transport Rail Transport
Inland Waterways Post UK Transport Regulations The Radioactive Material
(Road Transport) Act 1991 The Carriage of Dangerous Goods Regulations
Transport by Road: Offences Liability and Insurance Transport of
Radioactive Material by Rail Transport by Sea Transport by Air
Transboundary Waste Movements Generally European Community Regulation The
Directive on Supervision and Control of Shipments of Radioactive Waste and
Spent Fuel Regulation on Shipments of Radioactive Substances Implementation
of Community Requirements in the UK Chapter 11 Decommissioning Introduction
Approaches to Decommissioning Convention Obligations EU Developments
Decommissioning of Existing Facilities in the UK: Introduction The Nuclear
Decommissioning Authority Site Licence Companies and Parent Body
Organisations Independent Scrutiny Regulatory Aspects of Decommissioning
Environmental Impact Assessment Nuclear Liabilities during Decommissioning
Site Delicensing Decommissioning and New Build Radioactively Contaminated
Land Amendment Definition of Radioactively Contaminated Land Procedural
Aspects Duty of Inspection Making the Determination Special Sites
Remediation Notices Duties of the Enforcing Authority to carry out
Remediation The Appropriate Person and Relationship with Rules on Nuclear
Damage Part 2A and Licensed Nuclear Sites Chapter 12 Radioactive Waste
Introduction Inter-generational Equity Issues International Co-operation on
Disposal Facilities Classifying Radioactive Waste The UK National Inventory
Radioactive Waste Disposal in the UK: Historical Evolution The Nirex
Planning Application Rebuilding the Radioactive Waste Programme CoRWM Spent
Fuel Management and Reprocessing High Level Waste Intermediate Level Waste
Low Level Waste Plutonium Depleted Uranium Partitioning and Transmutation
Waste Substitution Imports and Exports of Waste Geological Disposal
International Law The Role of the International Atomic Energy Agency The
Joint Convention The IAEA International Action Plan The London Convention
OSPAR and the Sintra Statement Sub-seabed Disposal The MOX Plant Case
European Community Law Euratom Requirements: Article 37 European Action
Plans on Radioactive Waste Disposal Transfrontier Movement of Radioactive
Waste Control under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 Radioactive Waste
Definition 'End of Waste' Issues Contaminated Material Section 1(2)(b)
Disposal and Accumulation The Requirement of Authorisation for Disposal:
Section 13 Nuclear Sites-Disposal of Waste The Requirement of Authorisation
for Accumulation: Section 14 Exemptions: Section 15 Review of Exemptions
Authorisation Procedures: Generally Authorisation Procedure: Non-nuclear
Sites Authorisation Procedure: Nuclear Sites Public Consultation on
Applications Local Inquiries into Authorisations Environmental Assessment
Revocation and Variation of Authorisations The Scope of the Variation Power
Review of Authorisations Transfer of Authorisations Effect of Authorisation
Functions of Local Authorities-'Special Precautions' Notices and Records
Enforcement and Prohibition Notices: Sections 21 and 22 Secretary of
State's Powers of Direction Appeals Powers of the Secretary of State
relating to Radioactive Waste: Section 29 Power of Appropriate Agency to
Dispose of Radioactive Waste and Orphan Sources Rights of Entry,
Inspection, etc Offences: Sections 32 to 38 Public Access to Information:
Section 39 Relationship of the 1993 Act to Other Statutory Provisions
Application to Crown: Section 42 Effect on other Rights and Duties: Section
46 Territorial Jurisdiction Issues in Regulation: Generally UK Strategy for
Radioactive Discharges Best Available Techniques ALARA Agency Guidance on
Regulation and BAT Solid Waste Disposal Conditioning Waste Authorising New
Nuclear Power Stations Appendices Appendix 1 The Nuclear Installations Act
1965 Appendix 2 Standard Nuclear Site Licence Conditions Appendix 3
Convention on Nuclear Safety Appendix 4 Paris Convention on Third Party
Liability Consolidated Version, as amended by 1964, 1982 and 2004 Protocols