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THE PROBLEM OF NUCLEAR SAFETY- LESSONS TO BE LEARNT

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INDEX

I. INTRODUCTION- TALE OF THE BLUNDERS … Page 3

II. AFTERMATHS- IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER … Page 8

III. LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE DISASTER … Page 10

1) Convention on Nuclear Safety

A. The Peer Review Mechanism

B. Article 6 of CNS

C. Third Party Liability

2) Emergency Preparedness and Response

A. Strengthening and Harmonisation of the National and International Response

B. Role of Media in 21st Century

C. Requirements of Transboundary Risks Justified

D. Subject of Notification

E. Nature of Assistance

IV. Conclusion and Suggestions … Page 26

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I. INTRODUCTION- TALE OF THE BLUNDERS

Following the accident at Three Mile Island in 1979 and at Chernobyl in 1986, Fukushima will be remembered as the third major accident in the history of civilian nuclear power reactors. Yet Chernobyl was and remains the worst trauma in this history as a result of which nuclear developments slowed down significantly. Eventually, the industry emerged as a safer and stronger technology, particularly because the 25 years between Chernobyl and Fukushima were marked by an exceptional national and international commitment to nuclear safety and emergency preparedness so as to prevent accidents and minimize potential damages, if such occur. From a legal point of view it is safe to say...