The Contracting Parties to the Paris Convention meeting on 1 July 2022. Photo Credit: The Nuclear Energy Agency.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nUpdates from other countries<\/h3>\n The Secretariat updated the NLC on the entry into force on 1 January 2022 of the 2004 protocols to amend the Paris convention and the Brussels supplementary convention, and other activities undertaken by the contracting parties to the Paris convention. The Secretariat informed the NLC of the status of the reports for previous NEA events on nuclear liability. Finally, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) provided an update on the UAE nuclear programme and recent developments in its licensing and regulatory framework.<\/p>\n
The contracting parties to the Paris convention (CPPC) meanwhile met in person and online on 1 July 2022 for the first time since the 2004 protocols to amend the Paris convention and the Brussels supplementary convention entered into force on 1 January 2022.<\/p>\n
With 22 participants from ten countries, the contracting parties provided an update on their respective national legislative and administrative processes and the status of financial securities following the entry into force of the 2004 protocols, with a particular focus on the remaining actions to be undertaken and the impact of the entry into force of the 2004 protocols on the insurance market.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the meeting featured presentations on national developments regarding nuclear liability in T\u00fcrkiye and the United Kingdom. In addition, the Secretariat provided updates to the contracting parties on nuclear liability-related matters that touch upon the operation and interpretation of the Paris and Brussels supplementary conventions.<\/p>\n
A total of 16 countries are parties to the Paris convention, covering 101 operating reactors and six under construction out of a total of 440 operating reactors worldwide and 54 under construction. Of those countries, 13 are also parties to the Brussels supplementary convention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Nuclear Law Committee met in person and online with a consortium of professionals to discuss the safe and peaceful transition to nuclear energy. The Nuclear Law Committee (NLC) is a group of specialists designated by the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) member countries that comprise lawyers, policymakers, academics, and technical experts. It supports the NEA\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":23425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24204],"tags":[24134,24407,21963],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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