What UK Nuclear Installations Act 1965: Site Licensing, Operator Strict Liability and Compensation Cover requires
The Nuclear Installations Act 1965 is the principal UK statute governing the licensing of nuclear sites and the civil liability regime for nuclear damage, with licensing and safety regulated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation. Section 1 restricts the use of a site for the installation or operation of a nuclear reactor or other prescribed installation to a person who holds a nuclear site licence. Section 3 governs the grant and variation of nuclear site licences, section 4 the attachment of conditions to licences, and section 5 the revocation and surrender of licences. Section 7 imposes the central duty of the licensee of a licensed site: a strict-liability duty to secure that no occurrence involving nuclear matter on the site, and no ionising radiation from the site, causes injury to any person or damage to property, with liability arising without proof of fault. Section 16 limits the amount of compensation for which the operator is liable for claims arising under sections 7 to 10, reflecting the channelling of liability to the operator under the international nuclear-liability conventions. Section 19 requires the licensee or operator to maintain cover, by insurance or other means, for its liability. The Act, as amended to reflect the Paris and Brussels Conventions, is the legal foundation of UK nuclear-site licensing and the channelled, capped, strict-liability nuclear-damage regime.
Pillar: Energy & Utilities · Authority: UK Parliament / Office for Nuclear Regulation · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1965/57/contents
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- Nuclear Installations Act 1965, section 1 - restriction of certain nuclear installations to licensed sites.
- Nuclear Installations Act 1965, section 3 - grant and variation of nuclear site licences.
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