A Study of the EU Common Policy for Guaranteeing Nuclear Security and Nuclear Safety

Abstract

This study examines the history and structure of EU"s nuclear energy policy and intra system. Up to recently, EU Commission has supported a foreign policy for nuclear energy management to form nuclear energy related systems. Also the Community has promoted an active participation in international-assistance system in relation to nuclear safety, nuclear security and Safeguard.<BR> Thus This study aims to analyze how EU has responded to overall environment changes and promoted its nuclear policies recently. It also takes a look at what relationship exits in international community and how EU"s nuclear policies and nuclear energy related systems has progressed.<BR> And this paper conducts an evaluation of the structure of the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) and European Nuclear Energy Forum(ENEF). ENSREG is an independent, authoritative expert body created in 2007 following a decision of the European Commission. It is composed of senior officials from the national nuclear safety, radioactive waste safety or radiation protection regulatory authorities from all 27 Member States in the European Union and representatives of the European Commission. ENEF is a unique platform for a broad discussion, free of any taboos, on transparency issues as well as the opportunities and risks of nuclear energy. Founded in 2007, ENEF gathers all relevant stakeholders in the nuclear field: governments of the 27 EU Member States, European Institutions including the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee, nuclear industry, electricity consumers and the civil society.