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Webinar Series on Trending Issues in Nuclear Law

Introduction

Building on the IAEA’s 2021-2022 Webinar Series on Nuclear Law and in light of the growing demand for legislative assistance, particularly from embarking countries, the IAEA is launching a third webinar series in nuclear law. Starting on 24 April 2025, the webinar series will focus on key issues and recent developments under the IAEA’s Legislative Assistance Programme. This series will help policymakers, decisionmakers, and worldwide to develop robust national nuclear legal frameworks.

The series will include five webinars addressing (1) the interface between safety and security in nuclear law, (2) the pursuit of the global nuclear liability regime, (3) the IAEA’s tailored approach to nuclear law, (4) the legal framework of small modular reactors (SMRs) and civil marine based nuclear applications, and (5) the experiences of the IAEA’s University Partnership Programme on nuclear law. The peer-led sessions of this webinar series will provide a general overview of these issues, followed by an interactive Q&A session to facilitate participant engagement and allow experts to share their experiences in these areas.

This webinar series is open only to government officials from all IAEA member countries with policy, legal, regulatory or technical background.

Member States interested in participating in the 2025 webinars are encouraged to review the Webinar on Nuclear Law in Practice – the IAEA Perspective, as well as the publicly available resources under "Related resources".

Webinar 1: Safety and Security Interface in Nuclear Law

Thursday, 24 April 2025 [completed]

Nuclear safety and nuclear security are two of the central technical areas to be addressed in establishing a robust legislative and regulatory framework to ensure the safe, secure, and peaceful use of nuclear technology. Both share a core objective: protecting people, society, and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation. In this context, it is well recognized that safety and security measures are interrelated and have significant interfaces. While measures for nuclear safety also enhance nuclear security and vice versa, it is vital to ensure actions in one area will not compromise the other. This webinar will focus specifically on the interfaces between nuclear safety and nuclear security in nuclear law. It will explore how the interfaces are reflected in relevant international legal instruments, their integration into national legal frameworks, the benefits resulting from such interfaces, and the challenges faced when implementing them in domestic legislation.

Moderator:

  • Anthony Wetherall, Head, Nuclear and Treaty Law Section, IAEA Office of Legal Affairs

Panelists:

  • Jonathan Herbach, Legal Officer, Nuclear and Treaty Law Section, IAEA Office of Legal Affairs
  • Abdelmadjid Cherf, IAEA Expert
  • Christelle Drillat, IAEA Expert

Webinar 2: Pursuit of the Global Nuclear Liability Regime

Friday, 20 June 2025

A global nuclear liability regime, based on the principles of nuclear liability and composed of effective and coherent nuclear liability mechanisms at the national and global levels to ensure prompt, meaningful and non-discriminatory compensation for damage caused by a nuclear incident, is an important element of the legal framework needed to support the safe, secure and peaceful uses of nuclear energy. This webinar will address the principles, elements and benefits of a global nuclear liability regime, the process towards the establishment of such a regime, as well as the role of the IAEA and the relevant international legal instruments, such as the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, in this process.

Moderator:

  • Anthony Wetherall, Head, Nuclear and Treaty Law Section, IAEA Office of Legal Affairs

Panelists:

  • Xiaodong Yang, Legal Officer, Nuclear and Treaty Law Section, IAEA Office of Legal Affairs
  • David McCauley, Consultant, Chair of the International Expert Group on Nuclear Liability (INLEX)
  • Fiona Geoffroy, Senior Legal Advisor at Électricité de France (EDF), Member of INLEX
  • Ben McRae, Assistant General Counsel for Civilian Nuclear Programs at the U.S. Department of Energy, Member of INLEX

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Webinar 3: Tailored Approach to Nuclear Law

Further information on this webinar will be made available soon.

Webinar 4: Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and Civil Marine Based Nuclear Applications: The Legal Framework

Further information on this webinar will be made available soon.

Webinar 5: Experiences of the University Partnership Programme on Nuclear Law

Further information on this webinar will be made available soon.

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