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Nuclear power safety and the role of international organization

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Sovereign states determine the health and safety regulation of nuclear power facilities almost exclusively. Yet the Soviet nuclear power accident at Chernobyl (April 1986) demonstrated that nuclear power can have significant health and political effects transcending state boundaries. Several meetings have been held at the headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) since the Chernobyl accident, with delegates seeking to find the proper balance between autonomous state decision-making and international or transboundary interests. This article examines the nuclear safety role of IAEA in the past, and comes to conclusions regarding its likely role in the future. I claim that IAEA is unlikely to become a powerful regulatory “watchdog,†but that incremental changes in the agency could, over time, create a significant international presence.

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  • Barkenbus, Jack, 1987. "Nuclear power safety and the role of international organization," International Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 41(3), pages 475-490, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:intorg:v:41:y:1987:i:03:p:475-490_02
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