The NPT aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology (non-proliferation), to promote co-operation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy (peaceful uses) and to further the g...
Most countries with a nuclear energy programme have adopted special liability and compensation legislation to ensure that third parties that suffer nuclear damage caused by a nuclear incident have ac...
Convention/treaty status of each member country of the OECD or the NEA.
The OSPAR Convention is the mechanism by which 15 governments and the EU co-operate to prevent and eliminate pollution and protect the maritime area against the adverse effects of human activities ...
The Kiev Protocol requires states to evaluate the consequences of their official draft plans and programmes, and, to the extent appropriate, policies and legislation that are likely to have signifi...
The Aarhus Convention obliges states and grants the public rights in three areas of the convention: access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environme...
Photo credit: EDFMeeting the objective of tripling nuclear energy by 2050 will require the deployment of more than 20 gigawatts per year of new installed nuclear capacity from 2030 to 2050, a level o...
The legislation country reports provide comprehensive information on the regulatory and institutional framework governing nuclear activities in OECD and NEA member countries.
Nuclear reactor safety is primarily concerned with the prevention of radiation-related damage to the public from the operation of commercial nuclear reactors; safety limits are introduced to avoid fu...
