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Nuclear Liability and Compensation Act (S.C. 2015, c. 4, s. 120).

País/Territorio
Canadá
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
2015 (2017)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Título completo
An Act respecting civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident, repealing the Nuclear Liability Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.
Materia
Energía
Palabra clave
Conservación de energía/producción de energía Energía nuclear Peligros Investigación Residuos peligrosos Cumplimiento/aplicación Responsabilidad/indemnización
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Asia y Pacifico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Entry into force notes
The present Act enters into force on 1 January 2017.
Resumen

The present Act lays down provisions relating to civil liability and compensation for damage in case of a nuclear incident. In particular, the Act strengthens the compensation and civil liability regime for damages that result from a nuclear accident and increases a nuclear operator’s liability for damage from $75 million to $1 billion designates “nuclear installations” and their respective liability amounts maintains that no person other than the operator is held responsible and accountable to the Canadian public for nuclear incidents that cause damage, and for which an operator is liable under this Act. Furthermore, the Act applies to nuclear facilities designated as nuclear installations. These include: nuclear power plants, nuclear research reactors, nuclear material processing plants facilities used to manage nuclear fuel waste and other radioactive waste. However the Act does not apply to facilities such as uranium mines, refineries using natural uranium, and hospital nuclear laboratories. The text consists of 80 sections.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.gc.ca

Referencias - Legislación

Revoca

Nuclear Liability Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. N-28).

Legislación | Canadá | 1985

Palabra clave: Institución, Energía nuclear

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX

Implementado por

Nuclear Liability and Compensation Regulations (SOR/2016-88).

Legislación | Canadá | 2016

Palabra clave: Conservación de energía/producción de energía, Energía nuclear, Peligros, Cumplimiento/aplicación

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX