The global nuclear safety and security regimes

Growing numbers of nuclear power reactors and Known as the most devastating accident in the history of associated facilities, increased production and transport nuclear power, the April 26, 1986 disaster at Chernobyl in of nuclear materials, higher levels of nuclear waste and the Ukraine made the deficiencies of the international spent nuclear fuel, and the possible re-emergence of spent legal reg [...] Nevertheless, EURATOM does promote the highest level of safety in the operation of nuclear Status and Background facilities and the best accident prevention and mitigation strategies through the cultivation of common views on The Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel nuclear safety issues and by identifying best practice. [...] To this end, Notification and Assistance Technical Operations Manual the IAEA will collect information regarding experts, equip- (ENATOM) clarifies the expectations of the Secretariat and ment and materials that are available to assist, in addition the roles of the IAEA, member states, and international to communicating appropriate methodologies, techniques organizations in the event of a nuclear [...] The JREMPIO describes the roles and Non-binding Code of Conduct on the Safety and responsibilities of the different international organizations, Security of Radioactive Sources lays out the interfaces between them and with states, and establishes a framework for emergency preparedness. [...] In this way, the RaSIA is 1980 Convention on the Physical Protection of designed to cover both the legal framework and the actual Nuclear Material (CPPNM) application of the law, including notification and the keep- ing of an inventory of radiation sources, authorization, Status and Background inspection, enforcement and information dissemination.