Environmental law developments in nuclear energy

This article canvasses some of the key environmental law developments in the nuclear energy industry in Canada, the united states and the united kingdom from December 2006 until the end of 2007. The topics selected are of relevance in all three jurisdictions. Included, in the order they appear, are the following: public consultation, the procedural track of the environmental assessment, aspects of scoping nuclear generation projects and the inclusion and scope of environmental assessment factors. finally, the article provides a brief update on nuclear liability and nuclear waste. (N.C.)