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Council Directive 2014/87/Euratom of 8 July 2014 amending Directive 2009/71/Euratom establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations| Legal instrument | Directive |
|---|---|
| Number legal act | Directive 2014/87 |
| Original proposal | COM(2013)715  |
| CELEX number i | 32014L0087 |
| Document | 22-07-2014 |
|---|---|
| Publication in Official Journal | 25-07-2014; OJ L 219 p. 42-52 |
| Effect | 14-08-2014; Entry into force Date pub. + 20 See Art 3 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
| Transposition | 15-08-2017; At the latest See Art 2 |
25.7.2014 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 219/42 |
COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 2014/87/EURATOM
of 8 July 2014
amending Directive 2009/71/Euratom establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Articles 31 and 32 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission, drawn up after having obtained the opinion of a group of persons appointed by the Scientific and Technical Committee from among scientific experts in the Member States,
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2),
Whereas:
(1) |
Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom (3) establishes uniform basic safety standards for the protection of the health of individuals subject to occupational, medical and public exposures against the dangers arising from ionising radiation. |
(2) |
Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom (4) imposes obligations on the Member States to establish and maintain a national framework for nuclear safety. That Directive reflects the provisions of the main international instruments in the field of nuclear safety, namely the Convention on Nuclear Safety (5), as well as the Safety Fundamentals (6) established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (‘IAEA’). |
(3) |
Council Directive 2011/70/Euratom (7) imposes obligations on the Member States to establish and maintain a national framework for spent fuel and radioactive waste management. |
(4) |
Council Conclusions of 8 May 2007 on nuclear safety and safe management of spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste highlighted that ‘nuclear safety is a national responsibility exercised where appropriate in an EU-framework. Decisions concerning safety actions and the supervision of nuclear installations remain solely with the operators and national authorities’. |
(5) |
The Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan in 2011 renewed attention worldwide on the measures needed to minimise risk and ensure the most robust levels of nuclear safety. Based on the European Council conclusions of 24-25 March 2011, the national competent regulatory authorities, together with the Commission in the framework of the European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG), established by Commission Decision 2007/530/Euratom (8), carried out Community-wide comprehensive risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants (‘stress tests’). The results identified a number of improvements which could be implemented in nuclear safety approaches and industry practices in the participating countries. Moreover, the European Council also called on the Commission to review, as appropriate, the existing legal and regulatory framework for the safety of nuclear installations and propose any improvements that may be necessary. The European Council also stressed that the highest standards for nuclear safety should be implemented and continuously improved in the Union. |
(6) |
A strong competent regulatory authority with effective independence in regulatory decision-making is a fundamental requirement of the Community nuclear safety regulatory framework. It is of utmost importance that the competent regulatory authority has the ability to exercise its powers impartially, transparently and free from undue influence in its regulatory decision-making to ensure a high level of nuclear safety. Regulatory decisions and enforcement actions in the field of nuclear safety should be based on objective safety-related technical considerations and should be established without any undue external influence that might compromise safety, such as undue influence associated with changing political, economic or societal conditions. The... |
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