NEA Mandates and Structures
Working Party on the Legal Aspects of Nuclear Safety (WPLANS)
| Chair(s): |
Lisa THIELE, Canada
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Secretary: |
Kimberly NICK
(kimberly.nick@oecd-nea.org)
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| Vice-Chair(s): |
Karel KUNZEL, Czech Republic
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| Member(s): | All NEA member countries* |
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| Russia (Suspended*) |
| *Russian Federation suspended pursuant to a decision of the OECD Council. |
| EU participation: |
The European Union (EU) takes part in the work of the NEA, in accordance with the NEA Statute and the Supplementary Protocol to the Convention on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
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| Observer(s)(International Organisation): |
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
By agreement
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| Date of creation: | 17 November 2016 |
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| End of mandate: | 17 November 2025 |
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Mandate (Document reference):
- Letter of 19 November 2014 from the NEA Director-General to the Nuclear Law Committee [NEA/SEN/NLC(2015)2/REV1, Annex 2]
- Summary Record of the Meeting of the Nuclear Law Committee held on 17-18 June 2015 [NEA/SEN/NLC(2016)2/REV1]
- Summary Record of the Meeting of the Nuclear Law Committee held on 23-24 March 2016 [NEA/SEN/NLC(2016)4/REV1]
- Summary Record of the Meeting of the Nuclear Law Committee held on 16-17 November 2016 [NEA/SEN/NLC(2017)1/REV1]
- Summary Record of the Meeting of the Nuclear Law Committee held on 27-28 June 2019 [NEA/SEN/NLC(2019)2/REV1]
- Summary Record of the Meeting of the Nuclear Law Committee held on 29-30 June 2022 [forthcoming]
- Mandate of the Working Party on the Legal Aspects of Nuclear Safety (WPLANS) [NEA/NLC/WPLANS(2022)2]
Mandate (Document extract):
Extract of document NEA/NLC/WPLANS(2022)2
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Mandate
In support of the NEA’s efforts to strengthen its work in the area of nuclear safety, the WPLANS will:
- exchange information on the respective legal and administrative systems for the licensing and regulation of nuclear facilities and installations and other uses of nuclear material;
- promote the development, strengthening and harmonisation of member countries’ legal frameworks for the licensing and regulation of the safe and peaceful use of nuclear energy; and
- enable the Agency to serve as a centre of information for the legal aspects of nuclear safety.
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