This Convention shall apply in the event of any accident involving facilities or activities of a State Party or of persons or legal entities under its jurisdiction or control, referred to in paragraph 2 below, from which a release of radioactive material occurs or is likely to occur and has resulted or may result in an international transboundary release that could be of radiological safety significance for another State.
Verdrag inzake vroegtijdige kennisgeving van een nucleair ongeval
Geldig vanaf 24 oktober 1991
Geldig vanaf 24 oktober 1991
Verdrag inzake vroegtijdige kennisgeving van een nucleair ongeval
Opschrift
Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident
Preambule
The States Parties to this Convention,
Aware that nuclear activities are being carried out in a number of States,
Noting that comprehensive measures have been and are being taken to ensure a high level of safety in nuclear activities, aimed at preventing nuclear accidents and minimizing the consequences of any such accident, should it occur,
Desiring to strengthen further international co-operation in the safe development and use of nuclear energy,
Convinced of the need for States to provide relevant information about nuclear accidents as early as possible in order that transboundary radiological consequences can be minimized,
Noting the usefulness of bilateral and multilateral arrangements on information exchange in this area,
Have agreed as follows:
Article 1. Scope of application
2.
The facilities and activities referred to in paragraph 1 are the following:
- (a)
any nuclear reactor wherever located;
- (b)
any nuclear fuel cycle facility;
- (c)
any radioactive waste management facility;
- (d)
the transport and storage of nuclear fuels or radioactive wastes;
- (e)
the manufacture, use, storage, disposal and transport of radioisotopes for agricultural, industrial, medical and related scientific and research purposes; and
- (f)
the use of radioisotopes for power generation in space objects.