Nuclear Energy Law after Chernobyl

Name: Nuclear Energy Law after Chernobyl
Brand: Kluwer Law International
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Peter Cameron Leigh Hancher(Herausgeber*in)

Kluwer Law International (Verlag)

Erschienen am 1. Januar 1984

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Cover
Half Title Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
About the IBA and its Sections
Contributors
Foreword
CHAPTER 1 Regulation and Control by International Organisations in the Context of a Nuclear Accident: The International Atomic Energy Agency and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
Introduction
I. Statutory Responsibilities of the Agencies and Related Activities
1. The International Atomic Energy Agency
2. The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency
II. The Challenge of Chernobyl and the Response of the International Organisations
1. Chernobyl and Nuclear Law
2. The Response of the International Agencies
CHAPTER 2 The Vienna Conventions on Early Notification and Assistance
Origins of the Conventions
Early Notification
Mutual Assistance
Recent Developments
Conclusions
CHAPTER 3 The Role of Euratom
Introduction
I. First Reactions After Chernobyl
1. National Ad Hoc Actions: The Member States Caught Off Guard
2. EEC Measures: Chernobyl in Terms of Trade
3. The Euratom Dimension: the Dawning of a Treaty
II. Community Powers under the Euratom Treaty
1. General Objectives of the Treaty
2. Protection of Health and Safety
III. The Euratom Treaty Applied
1. Preliminary Remarks
2. The Location of Nuclear Installations
3. Structural Safety Requirements for Nuclear Installations
4. The Operation of Nuclear Installations
5. Accident Management
Conclusions
CHAPTER 4 Border Installations
I. Introduction: "Border Installations" and the Cattenom Nuclear Power Station
II. Border Installations before the French Administrative Courts
A. The Request for Annulment of a "Déclaration d' Utilité Publique
B. The Request for Annulment of an Authorisation for Construction
C. The Request for Annulment of an Authorisation for Radioactive Discharges
III. Border Installations under European Community Law
A. The Construction and Normal Operation of a Border Installation under European Community Law
B. The Nuclear Accident
IV. Border Installations under Public International Law
A. The Construction and Normal Operation of a Border Installation under Public International Law
B. The Nuclear Accident
CHAPTER 5 Border Installations: The Experience of Wackersdorf
Introduction
Legal Basis of the Reprocessing Plant at Wackersdorf
Austria and the Concept of Nuclear Energy
The Administrative Law of Germany
The Administrative Law of Austria
Some Aspects of Public International Law
Litigation before Austrian Courts
The Jurisdiction of Austrian Courts to Block the Construction of the Reprocessing Plant at Wackersdorf
The Avoidance of Transborder Effects of Radiation
The Nuclear Accident
CHAPTER 6 Concepts of Nuclear Liability Revisited: A Post-Chernobyl Assessment of the Paris and the Vienna Conventions
Part I: Basis of Liability
1. Origin and Development of the Paris and the Vienna Conventions
Part II: Limitations on Liability
1. The Background of Limiting Liability
2. Cases of Limited Liability
3. Assessment of Cases Nos. 1 to 4
4. Limitations in Amount and in Time (Cases Nos. 5 and 6)
5. Limitations on the Concept of Damage to Property
Part III: Recent Developments and Prospects
1. Linking the Paris and the Vienna Conventions
2. The Draft of a Joint Protocol
3. State Liability
CHAPTER 7 Liability of Suppliers to Nuclear Power Plants in Western Europe
I. The Channelling Principle
A. Supplier's Release from Liability
B. Operator's Right of Recourse under Article 6(f)
C. Exception to the Channelling Principle under Article 3
II. Suppliers' Liability for Cross-Border Damage
A. Nuclear Plant, Supplier and Injured Party are Situated in Contracting States
B. Nuclear Plant in a Contracting State, Injured Party in a Non-Contracting State
C. Nuclear Plant in Germany, Injured Party in a Non-Contracting State
D. Nuclear Plant in a Non-Contracting State, Injured Party in a Contracting State
III. Summary
CHAPTER 8 Apportioning Liability for Transborder Damages
Introduction
1. Court Jurisdiction
2. Applicable Law
I. Jurisdiction
1. Paris Convention
2. Vienna Convention
3. Other Rules of Jurisdiction
II. Applicable Law
1. Paris Convention
2. Vienna Convention
3. General Rules of Private International Law
III. Reciprocity and Foreign Claimants
1. Paris Convention/Vienna Convention
2. The German Atomic Energy Act
IV. Forum Shopping
CHAPTER 9 United States Extension of Indemnification to Utilities and Contractors
Government Contractors
Issues in the 1987 Congressional Debates
CHAPTER 10 Adjudication of Claims Following a Nuclear Accident
A. Background of the Accident
B. Emergency Assistance and Wage Loss Payments
C. Class Action Lawsuits Arising from the Accident
D. Other Litigation Arising from the Accident
E. Ancillary Litigation
Conclusion
CHAPTER 11 Preventing Another Chernobyl: Codes, Practices, and the Role of New Technology
Introduction
I. Codes of Conduct and Personal Agreements
Introduction
IAEA Standards
IAEA Standards After Chernobyl
OECD and INPO Standards
Enforcing Consensus Standards
II. Planning a Revolution in Nuclear Power Technology
Introduction
Utopian Battle Plan
New Era in Nuclear Technology
Ratemaking Implications
Small is Beautiful
From Field to Factory
Passing Step One
CHAPTER 12 After Chernobyl: Has Anything Really Changed?
Introduction
Accident or Incident Prevention
(i) Plant location
(ii) Safety Standards at Power Stations
(iii) Inspections
Accident Management
(i) Notification and Mutual Assistance
(ii) Radiological Protection
Third Party Liability
(i) Limitations on the Geographical Scope of International Conventions
(ii) Limitations on Financial Liability
(iii) The Legal Scope of the Liability Conventions
Conclusion
APPENDIX I
Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations
Abbreviations
APPENDIX II
APPENDIX III The Chernobyl Accident and its causes
APPENDIX IV
APPENDIX V
World's Nuclear Plant Electrical Capacity Grew in 1987
APPENDIX VI
INDEX
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