International nuclear agreements

This is an overview of the key content to be found in our International Nuclear Agreements subtopic. It briefly explains the nature of this content and provides links to it.

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International Nuclear Agreements

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Practice Note: Safety of Nuclear Installations Directive 2009/71/Euratom—snapshot sets out European requirements on the Safety of Nuclear Installations Directive 2009/71/Euratom. It considers the Directive’s objectives, scope, aims, national framework and national implementation
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Practice Note: Energy and Brexit—Euratom and the UK Nuclear Sector provides the background to the Euratom Treaty and the the UK’s exit from the Euratom Community as a corollary of Brexit. It includes discussion of Brexit and nuclear research and investment, Brexit and nuclear health and safety standards, Brexit and supply of nuclear fuel, Brexit and nuclear safeguards, Brexit and the nuclear common market, and Brexit and nuclear international agreements. It also discusses the Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 (NSA

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