The Conventions are supplemented by: Bilateral agreements between neighbouring States Standards, practical arrangements and mechanisms e.g: Early Notification & Assistance Conventions contd.
Obligation to notify nuclear accidents Inform and assist in a nuclear accident or radiological emergency Based on a system of competent authorities and national contact points for information exchange Detailed information must be made known through these contact points so as to facilitate counter measures Early Notification & Assistance Conventions Key Points: Relevant to all states (with or without a nuclear power programme) Specific (miscellaneous) provisions on transboundary movement of spent fuel and radioactive waste (Article 27) and disused sealed sources (Article 28) As for the CNS, “incentive” convention and “Peer Review Process” 2005 4 th Review Meeting scheduled for 2012 2001 To-date, three Review Meetings: 2003, 20 Also, an Extraordinary Meeting held in Nov. “ Peer Review Process” Contracting Parties must report to Review Meetings on how they implement each of the obligations under the Convention (Article 32) Preparatory Meeting: Dec. Generally does not apply to: spent fuel held at reprocessing facilities as part of a reprocessing activity waste containing only naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) and which is outside the nuclear fuel cycle spent fuel and radioactive waste from military or defense programes Scope of Application contd. Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management The Joint Convention applies to: spent fuel and radioactive waste when the spent fuel results from civilian applications/ nuclear reactors uranium mining and milling wastes discharges from regulated activities At present 58 Contracting Parties no enforcement mechanism “ Peer Review Process” Key Points: Considered as an “incentive” convention i.e.
“ Peer Review Process” Preparatory Meeting: April 1997 To-date, five Review Meetings: 1999, 2002, 2005, 20 Extraordinary Meeting scheduled for 2012, inter alia, to analyse the relevant issues arising from the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP Contracting Parties must report to Review Meetings on how they implement each of the obligations under the Convention (Article 20) To provide a legal framework for conducting activities related to the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and ionizing radiation in a manner which adequately protects individuals, property and the environment ObjectiveĬonvention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) The CNS applies to: The safety of nuclear installations: “ Nuclear installation' defined as any land-based civil nuclear power plant including such storage, handling and treatment facilities for radioactive materials as are on the same site and are directly related to the operation of the nuclear power plant Does not apply to research reactors At present 72 Contracting Parties
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The IAEA Legal Framework for Nuclear Safety: At a GlanceĬonvention on Nuclear Safety, 1994 (INFCIRC/449) Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, 1997 (INFCIRC/546) Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident, 1986 (INFCIRC/335) Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency, 1986 (INFCIRC/336) Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources, 2003 (INFCIRC/663) Code of Conduct on the Safety of Research Reactors, 2004 (IAEA/CODEOC/RR/2006) International Instruments contd. The IAEA Legal Framework for Nuclear Safety
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