Nuclear Power Safety Act

[Gulliver]

Category: Environmental
Industry Affected: Uranium Mining
Proposed by: [nation]Silvadus[/nation]

The General Assembly,

DEFINING nuclear power as the use of sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and do useful work,

RECOGNIZING that nuclear power is an efficient and abundant source of power,

AWARE that many nations use nuclear power as a source of power and some use it as a main source of power,

REALIZING the potential hazards of nuclear power such as nuclear waste and nuclear accidents that can cause long term damage to people’s health and the environment,

BELIEVING that most hazards caused by nuclear power can be easily prevented or dealt with responsibly,

CONCERNED that some nations may not have well-established safety standards for nuclear power and may be at risk of nuclear hazards,

ESTABLISHES the Nuclear Energy Safety Commission (NESC) to promote and oversee the safety standards of nuclear power plants,

SHALL grant the NESC the responsibilities of:
I. The inspection of nuclear energy power plants for the purpose of evaluating safety protocols,
II. Determining the level of compliance of safety protocols in conjunction with standardized practices,
III. Determining which safety protocols are lacking, and inform facility management and the controlling government of deficiencies,
IV. Advising courses of action(s) needed to bring safety protocols and standards in line with standardized practices,
V. Receiving and evaluating outstanding safety practices for implementation for standardization as “best practices”,

MANDATES the following for nations:
I. Take prime responsibility for risks caused by exposure to radiation while handling radioactive material for the purpose of nuclear power,
II. Establish procedures and arrangements to maintain safety and stability while operating nuclear power plants,
III. Have safety measures in place to prevent or have arrangements to deal with exposure to radiation while handling radioactive material,
IV. Follow adequate building designs for the construction of nuclear power plant facilities,
V. Establish proper regulations for facilities and activities dealing with the handling of radioactive materials for the purpose of generating power,
VI. Enforce regulations placed upon nuclear facilities and attempt to pass legislation to better the safety of said nuclear facilities,

Co-authored by Lestaria and neuchies

[Delfos]

I'm only FOR this commission because I believe this and other things need to be regulated, but I'm against nuclear power and I'd rather not send mixed signals to the WA. I'd rather suggest prohibit the construction of new nuclear facilities, strict safety regulations to close down old nuclear facilities and then include all the rest in the bill.

[Eluvatar]

This excludes Fusion power from being Nuclear Power. On those grounds alone, I oppose it.

[Delfos]

This excludes Fusion power from being Nuclear Power. On those grounds alone, I oppose it.

Is that even a thing you can have in NS? Because if it can become one the commission can always propose to include Fusion power, until then there's no need to regulate Fusion facilities since there's none, is there?

[Gulliver]

There are already experimental reactors in RL, and there are most likely nations in NS that in-character do possess fusion. It would be reasonable to include it in a proposal managing nuclear power.

[Delfos]

Changed my vote because of the post above. Can't we make a recommendation to edit this before it passes?

[Gulliver]

It would have to be withdrawn and reproposed.

[Gulliver]

I have cast a provisional vote of AGAINST.

[Gulliver]

I'm calling my final vote of AGAINST.

[Funkadelia]

This is a good opportunity for us to take the limelight with a repeal...

[Delfos]

I agree

[Funkadelia]

It's pretty easy, 2 weaknesses that many opponents have pointed out is the omission of Fusion, and the fact that the committee created has no Authority. Eluvatar, will you write one please? 

[Gulliver]

This passed a few days ago 7,976 votes to 2,884, as everyone already knows.