EU LEGISLATION SIMPLIFICATION – NUCLEAR LAWS, RADIOACTIVE PROTECTION
October 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission has announced plans to simplify European Union (EU) rules on a range of nuclear topics, part of a major overhaul of EU legislation that has been unveiled by the current Commission. In a bid to make European laws more user-friendly, Brussels has said it will:*Recast 10 directives, decisions and recommendations on nuclear safety into one directive on "the protection against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation". This would incorporate directives on nuclear worker health and safety, public radiation ...
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