The Future of the Regulation of Nuclear Safety in the EU

International Journal of Nuclear Law, Issue 2(2) (2008), p. 149

40 Pages Posted: 7 Dec 2017

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Miguel Sousa Ferro

University of Lisbon Law School; University of Lisbon - Lisbon Public Law Research Centre

Date Written: September 1, 2008

Abstract

After more than 50 years of a Euratom Community and despite detailed and wide-reaching European rules in neighbouring fields such as radiological protection, the European Union (EU) has so far been unable to adopt rules on the safety of nuclear installations and the management of nuclear waste. After highlighting the limitations of the existing international law in this field, this paper shows that the EU not only has the competency to act, but that such action is highly desirable. It then looks at past and current efforts to produce such EU regulations and analyses their characteristics and the reasons why they are being blocked by a minority of Western member states. A method is proposed to analyse the varying proposals and their inherent usefulness and desirability.

Keywords: Nuclear Law, European Union Law, International Law, nuclear safety, Nuclear waste, Spent fuel, Euratom

JEL Classification: K39, K33

Suggested Citation

Sousa Ferro, Miguel, The Future of the Regulation of Nuclear Safety in the EU (September 1, 2008). International Journal of Nuclear Law, Issue 2(2) (2008), p. 149, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3077297

Miguel Sousa Ferro (Contact Author)

University of Lisbon Law School ( email )

Alameda da Universidade, Cidade Universitária
Lisboa, 1649-014
Portugal

University of Lisbon - Lisbon Public Law Research Centre ( email )

Alameda da Universidade, Cidade Universitária
Lisboa, 1649-014
Portugal

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