Civil Liability for Damages Caused by the Transportation of Nuclear Material in Iran and International regulations

Abstract

Despite the ever-increasing need for nuclear energy in agriculture, industry, medicine and research centers, it is potentially dangerous for human life property and environmental health. This is while the carrying of nuclear material has more risk and controlling it is difficult. The visive extent and severity of the damages caused by transportation of nuclear materials did not lead to negligence of compensating these damages by international community. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have adopted safety standards and strict liability rules to make compensate these damages in the short possible time. However, despite Iran's nuclear power technology and the geographic dispersion of nuclear sites in the country, there are no effective and enough laws and regulations relating to the transportation of these materials. Thus it is up to Iranian legislator with consideration of world experiences and along with international rules, take legal steps to prevent risks, create a safe transportation process, and provide maximum compensation for the damages. This article comparatively is going to study laws and regulations relating to the transport of nuclear materials in Iran the and International Atomic Energy Agency and other international documents.

Keywords

• atomic materials transport
• the operator of nuclear installations
• exclusive liability
• strict liability