Convention on Nuclear Safety
The Convention on Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Safety Convention ( tight. Convention on Nuclear Safety ) is a multilateral agreement for the worldwide increase security of civilian nuclear power plants . The convention was developed between 1992 and 1994 in several expert groups and passed on June 17, 1994 in Vienna. It came into force on October 24, 1996. So far, the agreement has been signed by 65 contracting parties and ratified by 60 states and EURATOM .
Goals and content
Article 1 of the Convention defines the objectives as follows:
“I) Achievement and maintenance of a high level of nuclear safety worldwide by improving domestic measures and international cooperation, including safety-related technical cooperation where appropriate;
ii) Establishing and maintaining effective defenses in nuclear installations against possible radiological hazards in order to protect individuals, society and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation emitted by such installations;
iii) Preventing accidents with radiological consequences and mitigating such consequences if they occur. "
The obligation agreed in the convention to submit a national report on the implementation of the convention every three years and to take part in the review conferences is intended to help achieve the objectives.
The Convention contains provisions on the framework for legislation and enforcement, the establishment of a competent state body, the responsibility of the licensee, the priority of safety, financial resources and personnel , human factors , quality assurance , assessment and verification of safety, for Radiation protection and emergency preparedness . In addition, there are regulations on plant safety, in particular on the choice of location , design, construction and operation. The contents of the convention are based on the statements of the "Safety Fundamentals" / Safety Series 110 / of the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA .
Contracting parties
As of November 11, 2010, the Convention on Nuclear Safety had 72 contracting parties and 65 signatory states.
Egypt *, Algeria *, Argentina , Armenia , Australia , Bahrain , Bangladesh , Belgium , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Brazil , Bulgaria , Chile , China , Denmark , Germany , Estonia , Finland , France , Ghana *, Greece , India , Indonesia , Ireland , Iceland , Israel *, Italy , Japan , Jordan , Canada , Kazakhstan , Korea , Croatia , Cuba *, Kuwait , Latvia , Lebanon , Libya , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Mali , Malta , Morocco *, Macedonia , Mexico , Moldova , Monaco * , Nicaragua *, Netherlands , Nigeria , Norway , Austria , Pakistan , Peru , Philippines *, Poland , Portugal , Romania , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Sweden , Switzerland , Senegal , Singapore , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sri Lanka , South Africa , Sudan *, Syria *, Czech Republic , Tunisia , Turkey , Ukraine , Hungary , Uruguay , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , United States of America , Vietnam , Belarus , Cyprus , EURATOM
* Not yet in force
See also
- List of international environmental agreements
- Nuclear Power Plant Safety
- List of accidents in nuclear facilities ( INES levels 4 to 7)
- List of accidents in European nuclear facilities (INES levels 2 to 3)
- List of reportable events in German nuclear facilities (INES level 1 to 3)
Web links
- Page on the IAEA Convention on Nuclear Safety
- List of member states (English; PDF; 28 kB)
- Contract text of the Convention (PDF; 110 kB)
- Reports of the Federal Republic of Germany on the Review Conferences
Individual evidence
- ↑ ns.iaea.org: Convention on Nuclear Safety , accessed January 17, 2011
- ↑ a b c bfs.de: Convention on Nuclear Safety ( Memento of November 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) , accessed on November 9, 2016
- ↑ a b c d bfs.de: Text of the Agreement on the Convention on Nuclear Safety ( Memento of November 9, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 221 kB) , accessed on November 9, 2016
- ↑ iaea.org: Convention on Nuclear Safety - Parties and Signatories (PDF; 28 kB) , accessed on January 18, 2011