Members of INLA are encouraged to participate in any of the specialised Working Groups within which they can pursue the study of topics of mutual interest and contribute to the preparation of collective reports to the next biennial congress.
Join the associationWorking Group 1
Working Group 2
Working Group 3
Working Group 4
Working Group 5
Working Group 6
Working Group 7
Working Group 8
Working Group 1 concerns itself with Safety and Regulation. In the wider sense, it looks at:
As a group, we work collaboratively on joint projects and are currently working on a project concerning laws around the world, dealing with the political closure of nuclear power plants.
Membership is open to any INLA member and we try to hold two membership meetings per annum, but are always flexible to members joining meetings by telephone, acknowledging transport is not always possible to our meetings for all participants.
Our Linkeding group created to promote interchange and share information among our members:
https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13577438
Members:
Chairperson:
Mr. Ian Salter
Ian.Salter@Burges-Salmon.com
Secretary:
Mr R Kuyler
kuylerr@westinghouse.com
Meetings are organised at least once a year to exchange on latest national and international developments with regard to nuclear liability and insurance. Distribution of papers and published articles written by the members.
Organisation of meetings to address cross-cutting issues with other INLA working groups, such as WG5 (Waste Management) and WG7 (Transport).
The WG is conceived as a place for interchange of views and experiences among the different areas and countries. The topics for study and discussion are selected following the proposals of the group members and initiative of the chair and vicechairs.
Nuclear liability is a special third party liability regime adopted by most countries that have developed nuclear power to compensate victims in case of a nuclear accident, based on the principles reflected on the international nuclear liability conventions. The group examines nuclear liability issues from different perspectives, including, but not limited to:
The members come from different backgrounds: operators, suppliers, international organisations (governmental or NGOs), private practice, Government, private consultants, academic, insurance sector.
INLA members interested in this topic are welcome to join the group and to actively contribute to our discussions.
The members come from different backgrounds: operators, suppliers, international organisations (governmental or NGOs), private practice, Government, private consultants, academic, insurance sector.
INLA members interested in this topic are welcome to join the group and to actively contribute to our discussions.
North American Region
Co-Chairperson:
Mr. William Horin
wallynhorin@gmail.com
Rest of the world
Co-Chairperson:
Ms Ximena Vásquez-Maignan
ximena.vasquez-maignan@whitecase.com
Secretary:
Mrs Fiona Geoffroy
fiona.geoffroy@edf.fr
The objectives of INLA Working Group 3 are to enhance the knowledge of, and provide a forum for discussion and analyses among, members of INLA on the topics of international nuclear trade and nuclear new build projects, including (among others) issues related to programme and project development, finance, contracting, regulation, export and import controls, risk assessment and risk management, human resource development, and operational readiness.
The focus of INLA’s Working Group 3 is international nuclear trade and nuclear new build in both new entrant and established programmes. The group evaluates project experience and industry trends, assesses key obstacles and risks facing participants in such projects, and develops new lines of legal scholarship to address the increasingly complex risk matrix characteristic of the global nuclear new build programme.
Specifically, the focus of INLA’s Working Group for the next year shall be:
Membership is open to any INLA member and we try to hold our membership meetings quarterly, both face-to-face or by telephone/video conference.
Each member of INLA’s Working Group 3 is encouraged to join a subgroup focused on the topics above and work with the group to prepare reports for the 2018 INLA Congress.
Chairperson:
Mr William E. Fork
william.fork@pillsburylaw.com
Secretary:
Mrs. Vanessa Jakovich
vanessa.jakovich@freshfields.com
As the protection of people against the dangers arising from exposure to ionising radiation is the central objective in dealing with nuclear substances nuclear law must ensure that appropriate regulation on radiation protection is in place. Therefore, although radiation protection is a question of physics in the first place radiation protection law has to play its role in our association.
Radiation protection refers to a broad range of applications and/or fields. Radiation protection is needed e.g. in the nuclear and non-nuclear industry, in the medical as well as in the research oriented field, and is also needed in places where higher concentration of radioactivity naturally occurs like in radon prone areas. Hence, radiation protection covers the protection of people, patients and workers.
This variety of important issues have to be accompanied by a legal framework addressing inter alia public health, labour and environmental law questions. This rich legal framework forms the field of activity for Working Group No 4 on the national, European and international level.
After several years of low interest within the AIDN/INLA community Working Group No 4 had a restart some years ago. We try to meet on the occasion of the international AIDN/INLA congresses. Meetings of the Board of Management together with chairpersons of the Working groups have also proved to be a convenient way to meet as a working group. In future the interesting topics will hopefully attract more radiation protection „aficionados“ amongst the nuclear lawyers of AIDN/INLA.
Chairperson:
Mr. Mark Sanders
mark@sandersengineering.us
Regular meetings, studies of compared law, elaboration of synthesis papers. Think-tank, forum of discussion and presentation of the main legislative proposals in radioactive waste management.
Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste in a wide sense:
The members come from different areas: waste management organizations, regulators, Government, private consultants, academic. The WG is conceived as a place for interchange of views and experiences among the different areas and countries. The topics for study and discussion are selected following the proposals of the group members and initiative of the chair and vicechairs.
We encourage the active participation in the group. We welcome nuclear lawyers and also professionals with technical background showing interest for nuclear law.
Chairperson:
Ms. Nuria Prieto Serrano
nprs@enresa.es
Secretary:
Ms. Alexandra van Kalleveen
kalleveen.van@gmail.com
For the purpose of its activities, the WG NSNP considers:
In addition, the WG NSNP looks into synergies between nuclear non-proliferation and nuclear security but also explores topics that are specific to the two areas.
The Working Group on Nuclear Security and Non-Proliferation (hereinafter WG NSNP) aims at:
Chairperson:
Madalina MAN
madalina.man@pnnl.gov
Co-Secretary:
Elif AKSOY
av.fatmaelifaksoy@gmail.com
Co-Secretary:
Mr Jonathan HERBACH
jonherbach@hotmail.com
Chairperson:
Mr. Khalil Bukhari
khalil.bukhari@newcleo.com
Secretary:
Mr. Jean Denis TREILLARD
jean-denis.treillard@elini.net
Our activities are centered on the legal, regulatory and policy aspects of nuclear fusion. In order to secure long-term political support, investment and international collaboration that nuclear fusion’s worldwide commercialization will require, we will work and consult with stakeholders in the fusion arena on a viable proposal for the international regulation of nuclear fusion, pursuing forward-looking, ex ante regulation compared to the reactive, ex post regulation of fission.
Chairperson:
Mr Karoly Tamas Olajos
karoly.olajos@f4e.europa.eu
Co-Secretary:
Mr Philipp Sauter
sauterp@mpil.de
Co-Secretary:
Mr Manuel Torres
mtorresbalao@gmail.com
Next event
Save the date and mark your calendars for the 25th Nuclear Inter Jura Congress, which will take place in Warsaw, Poland, from Sunday 3 to Thursday 7 November 2024.
This will be the 25th Congress in a series of INLA conferences that have become the leading international event that brings together representatives of government, regulatory authorities, nuclear specialists, legal professionals, academics and others involved in nuclear law. The purpose of the Congress is to promote the study of legal issues associated with the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to encourage the exchange of information in this field.
