For Official Use NEA/SEN/NLC/A(2008)3/REV2 NEA/SEN/NLC/A(2008)3/REV2 For Official Use Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 30-Oct-2008 English - Or. English NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY NUCLEAR LAW COMMITTEE DRAFT AGENDA Issy-les-Moulineaux, 5-6 November 2008 English - Or. English JT03254254 Document complet disponible sur OLIS dans son format d'origine Complete document available on OLIS in its original format
NUCLEAR LAW COMMITTEE DRAFT AGENDA Issy-les-Moulineaux, 5-6 November 2008 The Nuclear Law Committee will meet at NEA Headquarters, Immeuble Le Seine Saint- Germain, 12 Boulevard des Iles, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, from 5-6 November 2008. The meeting will start at 09h30 on Wednesday 5 th November 2008 and will finish no later than 17h00 on Thursday 6 th November 2008. An NLC Topical Session on Legal Perspectives on Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle will take place on Wednesday 5 November, starting at 14h00 p.m. Due to the formalities for admission to the OECD, the Secretariat would appreciate being advised of the names of participants well in advance of the meeting. For this purpose, please contact: Mrs. Nicole Ventosa by fax at: +33 (0)1 45 24 11 10 or by email at: Nicole.ventosa@oecd.org. Members of the Committee should note that a limited number of Observers from nonmember countries (CEEC/NIS) will be invited to this meeting. The following items are proposed for inclusion in the Agenda: 09h30 Wednesday 5 November 2008 I. Opening of the Meeting Welcoming remarks and presentation of the Nuclear Energy Outlook Deputy Director General of the NEA II. Adoption of the Draft Agenda [NEA/SEN/NLC/A(2008)3/REV2] III. Approval of the Summary Record of the [NEA/SEN/NLC(2008)2] Meeting held on 20-21 November 2007 IV-1 Matters of Special Interest under NEA Auspices: Oral reports by NEA Secretariat a) Steering Committee decisions on the NEA programme of work and renewal of nonmember observerships 2
b) Multilateral Nuclear Environmental Programme in the Russian Federation (MNEPR) c) NEA Legal Affairs Publications Programme d) International School of Nuclear Law e) World Nuclear University f) Nuclear operator liability and financial [ROOM DOCUMENT No. 1] security amounts [Table] g) Priority rules on compensation for nuclear [ROOM DOCUMENT No. 2] damage in national legislation [Table] IV-2 Matters of Special Interest under IAEA Auspices: Reports by IAEA Observer a) Recent Signatures/Ratifications/Accessions to IAEA Nuclear Conventions b) Report on recent INLEX (International Expert Group on Nuclear Liability) activities V. Recent Environmental Law Developments impacting Presentations by Finland, the Nuclear Activities: Czech Republic and Canada [ROOM DOCUMENT No. 3] a) Report by Finland on environmental impact assessment procedures in the nuclear field b) Report by the Czech Republic on environmental impact assessment procedures in the nuclear field c) Report by Canada on access to nuclear information VI. European Community latest developments: Report by EC Representative European Nuclear Energy Forum High Level Group on Safety and Waste Management Commission Plans for Assessing the Impact of Nuclear Liability Regimes in the EU Recent Case Law of the European Court of Justice Other Matters 3
NLC Topical Session Legal Perspectives on Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle 14:00 Introduction Chair 14:05 Overview of International Cooperation on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Assurances of Supply Dr. Bruno Pellaud, former Chairman of the IAEA Expert Group on Multilateral Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle 14:45 The Legal Aspects of Nuclear Fuel Lease and Take-Back Agreements US Delegation 15:15 The Legal Framework for the Multilateral Enrichment Sanctuary Project German Delegation 15:45 COFFEE BREAK 16:15 The UK Enrichment Bond: Addressing the legal issues that will provide appropriate assurance of fuel supply UK Delegation 16:45 The International Enrichment Centre in the Russian Federation: The Legal Aspects Russian Observer 17:15 The Role of the IAEA in International Cooperation on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Legal Arrangements with Supplier/Consumer States IAEA Legal Affairs representative 17:45 Moderated discussion of legal questions affecting multilateral approaches to the nuclear fuel cycle 18:30 END OF TOPICAL SESSION * * * The NEA has the pleasure to invite the participants in the NLC meeting to a reception following the Topical Session 4
Thursday 6 November 2008 09h00 VII. Paris and Brussels Supplementary Conventions: a) Progress Report on Exposé des Motifs for the Report by NEA Secretariat Paris and Brussels Conventions b) Status of Ratification, Acceptance, Approval Reports by Protocol and Implementation of 2004 Amending Protocols Signatories including solutions to alternative financial security means for operator third party liability c) Decision on the exclusion of small quantities [NEA/NE/M(2007)2] of nuclear substances from the application of the Paris Convention d) Exclusion of Installations in the Process of Decommissioning from the Application of the Paris Convention Report of the 4-5 June 2008 Legal/Technical Meeting Revised Proposal, Technical Study and Explanatory Note Report by Chair [NEA/NLC/DOC(2007)8/REV1] Presentation by German Delegation Discussion e) Exclusion of Small Research and Training Reactors Report by German from the Application of the Paris Convention Delegation f) Application of the Paris Convention to non- [ROOM DOCUMENT No. 4] metropolitan territories of the Contracting Parties VIII. National Developments in Nuclear Law Presentations by Japan, Canada, Turkey, USA and the Russian Federation a) Developments in Japan s legislation on nuclear third party liability b) Canada s new legislation on nuclear third party liability 5
c) Turkey s new legislation on nuclear power plants d) US NRC Regulation increasing third party liability limit of nuclear operators e) Developments in Russia s nuclear law and institutional framework IX. Radiation Protection and Emergency Management Issues a) Recent activities of the Steering Committee on Presentation by the the Management of Post Accident Situations French Delegation (CODIRPA) b) Meeting of Joint Working Group on Nuclear Report by Chairperson Emergency Matters of the Joint Working Group c) INEX 4 and Stakeholder Involvement Report by NEA Secretariat Workshop d) Legal implications of radiation protection Report by NEA Secretariat (12 th IRPA Congress) X. Other Business International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) INLA Congress 2009 Report by NEA Secretariat Report by immediate past President of INLA XI. Election of Bureau members XII. Date and Place of Next Meeting 6