Nuclear law: organization and responsibilities

The paper emphasizes the importance of a special legislation insuring the governmental control of nuclear applications and other related activities. This legislation must establish the authority in charge for the development of peaceful applications of nuclear energy and the specialized body legally competent to insure an independent control of nuclear activities, it must define the principles and the conditions for licensing nuclear activities insuring the physical protection of nuclear materials and installations and must establish the specific rules for nuclear liability in the case of a nuclear accident. A list of IAEA publications related to the safety of nuclear power plants is included