Liability rss

AECL raises liabilities estimate

Waste and Recycling

22 March 2013

Chalk River Laboratory 48Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) has advised the Canadian government that its estimated liabilities for nuclear decommissioning and waste management have increased by two-thirds to C$6 billion ($5.9 billion).

Funding key to Tepco's future

Corporate

08 November 2012

Costs related to clean-up efforts of low-level waste from the Fukushima accident could double the previous liability estimate, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) suggested. The utility is seeking additional government funds to help meet these costs.

Tepco gets government bail-out

Corporate

10 May 2012

The Japanese government has approved amendments to Tokyo Electric Power Company's (Tepco's) ten-year special business plan which effectively puts it, at least temporarily, under state control.

France, India committed to Jaitapur project

Nuclear Policies

14 February 2013

Hollande, Singh February 2013 48Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh stated that he and France's President Francois Hollande remain committed to constructing six EPR units at Jaitapur.

UAE's nuclear liability law

Regulation and Safety

16 October 2012

UAE law announcement (FANR)_48

Civil liability for damages from any nuclear accident in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will lie solely with the operator of the nuclear facility concerned, under a newly announced law on nuclear liability drafted in line with international standards.

UK boosts nuclear liabilities

Nuclear Policies

02 April 2012

The UK government is to substantially increase the third party liabilities of nuclear plant operators in the event of an accident, bringing them into line with previously agreed amendments to the Paris and Brussels conventions.