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Nuclear Contamination from the Marine Perspective

Nuclear Safety and responsibility in general

- Convention on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (1979). IAEA 1987
- Convention on Nuclear Safety (1994). IAEA 1996
- Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Wastes Management (1997). IAEA NIF

(Emergency Preparedness and Response)
- Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (1986). IAEA. 1986
- Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (1986). IAEA. 1987

(Liability and Compensation)
- Vienna Convention on Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (1963) and 1963 and 1997 Protocols. IAEA 1977/77/NIF
- Joint Protocol Relating to the Application of the Vienna and Paris (below) Conventions (1988). IAEA 1992
- Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (1997). IAEA NIF

International trade/ maritime transport of nuclear materials and radioactive waste

- UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Articles 22.2 and 23. 1 1994
- International Code for the Safe Carriage of Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Plutonium and High-Level Radioactive Wastes on Board Ships (1993), mandatory under SOLAS as of 1 Jan. 2001 (INF Code). IMO

(Liability and Compensation)
- Convention on the Liability of Operators of Nuclear Ships (1962). NIF
- Convention relating to Civil Liability in the Field of Maritime Carriage of Nuclear Material (1971). IMO 1975



Relevant legal instruments in the Mediterranean

1. Regional Framework Conventions and Non-Binding Agreements

2. Vessel - Vessel Safety and Pollution Control

3. At-Sea Waste Disposal (Dumping) and Maritime Transport of Wastes

4. Nuclear Contamination from the Marine Perspective

5. Pollution from Offshore Activities

6. Sustainable Fisheries

7. Marine Protected Areas and Species

Relevant International and Regional Processes
Legal mentions
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