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Universal Journal of Management Vol. 9(4), pp. 113 - 127
DOI: 10.13189/ujm.2021.090402
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Investigating the Effectiveness of South African Legal Framework for Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage at National Nuclear Regulator
Thabiso Pie *
Management College of South Africa, 26 Samora Machel Street, Durban 4001, South Africa
ABSTRACT
Since the promulgation of the National Nuclear Regulator Act, 1999 (Act No. 47 of 1999) and the 2004 Financial Security Regulations, the impact of the framework for civil liability for nuclear damage has not been evaluated. This research investigated the effectiveness of the South African Legal Framework for Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage at the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR). The study analysed how the nuclear liability system has been implemented. Data were collected through live interviews with the NNR experts. Qualitative analysis was used to analyse how the nuclear liability system has been implemented by the NNR since its establishment in 2004, and to determine the impact of the nuclear liability system, based on cost-benefit analysis. The key findings of the research revealed that there is an alignment between the current nuclear liability system and the international best practices. Furthermore, the research has shown that the nuclear liability system has net-benefits for the public and for the NNR; and that the current nuclear liability system is partially effective. The research study concluded that the NNR can be regarded to be less effective in its role to implement the nuclear liability system. The study has found that there are areas of improvements in the legislative framework that will ensure a fully effective nuclear liability system. One of the main recommendations towards achieving an effective nuclear liability system is the need for South Africa to accede to a nuclear liability convention, and this will also contribute towards a common coherent liability system.
KEYWORDS
Nuclear Damage, Nuclear Liability, Nuclear Liability Convention, Socio-Economic Impact Assessment System
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Thabiso Pie , "Investigating the Effectiveness of South African Legal Framework for Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage at National Nuclear Regulator," Universal Journal of Management, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 113 - 127, 2021. DOI: 10.13189/ujm.2021.090402.
(b). APA Format:
Thabiso Pie (2021). Investigating the Effectiveness of South African Legal Framework for Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage at National Nuclear Regulator. Universal Journal of Management, 9(4), 113 - 127. DOI: 10.13189/ujm.2021.090402.