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Nuclear Safety definition

What does Nuclear Safety mean? In legal practice, nuclear safety describes the regulatory controls that prevent and mitigate harm from ionising radiation arising from nuclear installations, work with radioactive substances and related transport, so as to protect workers, the public and the environment. It is a descriptive term used across legislation rather than a single statutory definition. In Great Britain, the Energy Act 2013 sets the Office for Nuclear Regulation’s (ONR) nuclear safety purposes; detailed duties arise under health and safety and environmental regimes. Key legal features include: nuclear site licences and licence conditions; a documented safety case demonstrating risks are reduced so far as...

Convention on Nuclear Safety 1994: international obligations, peer review, Vienna Declaration, and UK implementation post-Brexit (Euratom)

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Brexit impact—Euratom and the UK Nuclear Sector

From 31 January 2020 (Exit day), the UK was no longer an EU Member State. At 11 pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020, the Brexit transition/Implementation period concluded. In UK law, this moment—known as ‘IP completion day’—ended key transitional measures and ushered in substantial changes across the UK’s legal framework. The UK’s withdrawal from the EU also entailed departure from Euratom.

On 24 December 2020, the UK government announced agreement of the EU-UK Trade and Co-operation Agreement (TCA), supported by several related declarations and agreements, including a distinct Nuclear Co-operation Agreement (NCA) with the EU/Euratom. The TCA and the NCA came into force on 1 May 2021. For more on the TCA and the NCA, see Practice Note: EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement—quick guide and News Analysis: Energy markets in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

On IP completion day, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EU(W)A 2018) introduced a new class of domestic UK law—retained EU law (REUL)—comprising EU-derived rights and legislation preserved in the UK...

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Ian Truman

Burges Salmon

Ian advises sponsors, developers, technology vendors, operators, insurers, Government departments, funders and contractors on all aspects of international and UK nuclear law, nuclear new build and other nuclear projects.Ian is the former Deputy General Counsel of the Hinkley Point C nuclear project, a member of the Nuclear Industry Association, the Nuclear Institute, the International Nuclear Law Association and the World Nuclear Association and a joint author of the Burges Salmon Guide to Nuclear Law....

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