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Protocols to amend two international instruments strengthening the rights to compensation for those affected by nuclear energy accidents have been formally ratified and will enter into force on 1 January.

Date: Wednesday, 22 December 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Nuclear-liability-protocols-ratified-to-strengthen

The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) on 18 July released a new study, “Ensuring the Adequacy of Funding Arrangements for Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management”. The 239-page document comprises a conceptual framework, 12 detailed country case studies on funding arrangements prepared in collaboration with NEA countries, and some best policy guidelines. It focuses on the interdependence of costs and funding requirements and changes in nuclear policy, such as long-term operation or premature shutdowns, as well as technological progress.

Date: Tuesday, 22 June 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnea-looks-at-future-funding-of-decommissioning-and-radwaste-management-8837347

The challenges the nuclear industry faces are largely external and must be overcome if it is to help tackle the existential threat of climate change, panellists in the Nuclear Energy and its Future session of the Reuters Next conference on 11 January said. These challenges include: the notion nuclear is an out-dated technology; the cost of finance; market design; political changes; perceived competition with renewable energy; and the public's misconceptions about radioactive waste.

Date: Friday, 15 January 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/The-real-challenges-to-nuclear-are-external,-says


Spain's nuclear regulator, the Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear (Council for Nuclear Safety, CSN) has approved plans to build a centralised temporary storage facility (Almacén Temporal Centralizado - ATC) for used nuclear fuel at Villar de Cañas in the province of Cuenca.

Date: Friday, 31 July 2015
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsapproval-for-spains-used-fuel-storage-plans-4635820

The Fukushima accident highlighted the need for clear communication plans in times of crisis, when independent, objective and fact-based information is critically needed, a group of senior regulators said at a two-day international workshop on crisis communication, organized by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA).

Date: Monday, 14 May 2012
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsregulators-enhance-crisis-communication