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Over the years, domestic and international events have challenged the NRC to define what independence meant. A new 
Japan has submitted its instrument of acceptance to the Convention
on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC), an important
international instrument relating to liability and compensation for
damage caused by a nuclear accident, triggering its entry into force.
The Permanent Representative of Japan to the IAEA, Ambassador Mitsuru
Kitano signed and delivered the instrument of acceptance to IAEA
Director General Yukiya Amano on 15 January 2015.
Congratulating the Government of Japan, Director General Amano said
that this depositary action marks an important occasion, “as it paves
the way for the Convention to enter into force three months from now, on
15 April.”
Director General Amano further mentioned that “the use of nuclear
power looks set to continue to grow throughout the world in the coming
decades and it is important to have adequate compensation schemes in
place.” He noted that a number of instruments existed in this field,
including the Vienna Convention, the Paris Convention and the Joint
Protocol linking the two, and that the upcoming entry into force of the
Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage “is a
valuable additional step towards establishing a global nuclear liability
regime.”
Ambassador Kitano in his remarks stated that joining the CSC was an
important step for Japan, an occasion that will lead to its entry into
force, which is of great significance for the international community.
He further mentioned that Japan as a country that experienced the
accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in 2011 has a
responsibility to contribute to the establishment of a global nuclear
liability regime. As there is an increased interest in nuclear power and
energy, Japan would continue to encourage other countries, especially
in Asia, to join the Convention.
A global nuclear liability regime that addresses the concerns of all
States that might be affected by a nuclear accident with a view to
providing appropriate compensation for nuclear damage is one of the
elements of the Action Plan on Nuclear Safety adopted by IAEA Member
States after the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
accident.
The CSC, which was adopted on 12 September 1997 to modernize and
enhance the international legal regime in light of the 1986 Chernobyl
accident, is an additional important step in this direction.
The Convention has two main objectives. The first is to establish a
global nuclear liability regime in which all States may participate.
Accordingly, the Convention is open not only to States that are party to
an existing nuclear liability convention, but also to other States,
provided that their national legislation is consistent with uniform
rules on civil liability laid down in the Annex to the Convention.
The Convention also aims to increase the amount of compensation
available in the event of a nuclear incident by establishing a minimum
national compensation amount and an international fund, to which
Contracting Parties will be expected to contribute in the event of a
nuclear accident.
The Convention now has 19 Signatories and six Contracting States.
With Japan joining the Convention, it will enter into force on 15 April
2015. The adherence of at least five States with a minimum of 400 000
units of installed nuclear capacity was required to bring the Convention
into force, which has now been met.
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