Published October 1981 | Version v1
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The legal basis for nuclear waste disposal in Switzerland

  • 1. Cedra, Baden (Switzerland)

Description

The legal authority for the peaceful use of nuclear energy in Switzerland is laid down in the Federal Act of 1959 on the peaceful uses of atomic energy and on protection against radiation, revised in 1978. With this revision the further development on nuclear energy has thus become dependent on fulfilment of the legal request for proof of safe and final disposal of nuclear wastes. This paper discusses in particular the obligations of nuclear waste producers in this respect. (NEA)

Availability note (English)

MF available from INIS under the Report Number.

Abstract (French)

L'autorite juridique en Suisse en ce qui concerne l'utilisation pacifique de l'energie nucleaire est contenue dans la Loi federale de 1959 sur l'utilisation pacifique de l'energie atomique et la protection contre les radiations, revisee en 1978. Cette revision prevoit que, desormais, le developpement de l'energie nucleaire depend de la preuve que les dechets nucleaires seront evacues definitivement de maniere sure. Cette communication analyse en particulier les obligations des producteurs de dechets en la matiere

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Additional titles

Original title (French)
Les bases juridiques de l'evacuation et de l'elimination des dechets radioactifs en Suisse

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
23 p.
Report number
INIS-mf--7028

Conference

Title
Nuclear Inter Jura '81.
Dates
27 Sep - 1 Oct 1981.
Place
Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

INIS

Country of Publication
Spain
Country of Input or Organization
Spain
INIS RN
13672407
Subject category
S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ATOMIC ENERGY LAW; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SWITZERLAND
Descriptors DEC
EUROPE; LAW; MANAGEMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT