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the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention),
48 the EU and other 15 governments undertake to cooperate in the
prevention and elimination of pollution as well as the protection of the
maritime area against the adverse effects of human activities to preserve
human health. Others include the Protocol on Strategic Environmental
Assessment to the Espoo Convention (Kiev Protocol)
49 and the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making
and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention)
50
4.3.3 Nuclear Safety and Emergency Response
The global regime has established mechanisms for addressing safety challenges as well as setting tools to respond to emergencies arising out
of nuclear activities. This regime has mainly developed following the
nuclear power accidents of Chernobyl and Fukushima Daichi, which
had grave impacts on both the environment and human life. The effect
of a nuclear accident can be momentous considering the range and
nature of harm and the resources and technology required to deal with
the damage. The Convention on Assistance in Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency of 1986
51 provides for cooperation and
assistance; while the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident of 1986
52 provides for notification in case of a nuclear accident.
Other issues include the management of waste and radioactive materials
from the activities. The Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel
48 See the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
(OSPAR Convention) of 1992.
49 The Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Espoo Convention (Kiev
Protocol), 2003.
50 The Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and
Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), 1998. See also, Sam
Emmerechts, ‘Environmental Law and Nuclear Law,’ Nuclear Law Bulletin 2008 (2) (2009):
91–110 at p. 91.
51 Convention on Assistance in Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (1986).
It is under the auspices of the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency,
https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/infcirc336.pdf. See also the Convention on Nuclear
Safety, 1994, https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/infcirc449.pdf.
52 See Art. 1 of the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (1986), https://
www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/infcirc335.pdf.
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the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention),
48 the EU and other 15 governments undertake to cooperate in the
prevention and elimination of pollution as well as the protection of the
maritime area against the adverse effects of human activities to preserve
human health. Others include the Protocol on Strategic Environmental
Assessment to the Espoo Convention (Kiev Protocol)
49 and the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making
and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention)
50
4.3.3 Nuclear Safety and Emergency Response
The global regime has established mechanisms for addressing safety challenges as well as setting tools to respond to emergencies arising out
of nuclear activities. This regime has mainly developed following the
nuclear power accidents of Chernobyl and Fukushima Daichi, which
had grave impacts on both the environment and human life. The effect
of a nuclear accident can be momentous considering the range and
nature of harm and the resources and technology required to deal with
the damage. The Convention on Assistance in Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency of 1986
51 provides for cooperation and
assistance; while the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident of 1986
52 provides for notification in case of a nuclear accident.
Other issues include the management of waste and radioactive materials
from the activities. The Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel
48 See the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic
(OSPAR Convention) of 1992.
49 The Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment to the Espoo Convention (Kiev
Protocol), 2003.
50 The Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and
Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), 1998. See also, Sam
Emmerechts, ‘Environmental Law and Nuclear Law,’ Nuclear Law Bulletin 2008 (2) (2009):
91–110 at p. 91.
51 Convention on Assistance in Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (1986).
It is under the auspices of the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency,
https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/infcirc336.pdf. See also the Convention on Nuclear
Safety, 1994, https://www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/infcirc449.pdf.
52 See Art. 1 of the Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (1986), https://
www.iaea.org/sites/default/files/infcirc335.pdf.