This brand new text by nuclear law experts Helen Cook is a handbook for nuclear law, covering all aspects of the legislative framework for nuclear power and nuclear power projects. It gives a comprehensive overview of nuclear law and nuclear power projects, providing a foundation upon which governments and regulators can pave the future of nuclear power, particularly in emerging markets. It is a practical guide for development corporations, technical consultants and financiers operating in this area and a reference book for practitioners and students of the legal discipline. The book examines the IAEA guidelines (embodied in many different IAEA texts, including the IAEA Milestones in the Development of a Nuclear Power Programme) and provides a "roadmap" for programme development and implementation. * Provides a template for creating and developing a national nuclear law infrastructure and national regulatory authority * Deals with how to properly implement at a national level the obligations contained in the international conventions * Sets out the role and authority of various international agencies, including the International Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD, Nuclear Suppliers Group, International Commission on Radiological Protection * Identifies best international practise with reference to different national systems, particularly where they represent best practise and/ or contemporary approaches * Examines cross-border and conflict of law issues such as nuclear liability, international nuclear transportation and import/export * Covers how to evaluate tenders and select a successful tender * Describes the construction process, including licensing and permitting, and dispute management and avoidance * Explores both traditional and new approaches to nuclear power plant financing CONTENTS: Introduction to nuclear law. Developing a civilian nuclear power programme. International nuclear law. National nuclear law.

Nuclear regulation. Procurement process. Project structures. Key project contracts. Construction process. Nuclear power financing.