FOREIGN REGULATION OF NUCLEAR SHIPS. NS SAVANNAH TRAINEE SEMINARS - LEGAL AND REGULATORY ASPECTS OF NUCLEAR POWER OPERATION

Seminar presentation covers four areas of foreign regulation of nuclear ships. Part 1, Bases of International Maritime Conventions and Regulations, discusses limitation of shipowners liability convention, the Public Vessel Act, and safety conventions including the Loadline Convention, SOLAS, and rules of the road. Part 2, International Atomic Energy Conventions and Regulations, discusses the need and the OECB, EURATOM, Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Brussels Conventions, International Commission on Radiation Protection (ICRP), and application of national transportation regulation and their compatibility. Savannah Acceptance Agreements, Part 3, describes the standard form used as the basic document for the negotiating team, approved agreements, agreements in negotiation, and overtures to Turkey. A summary of steps taken before a nuclear ship approaches a given foreign port is given in Part 4.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document is available for review at the Department of Commerce Library, Main Commerce Building, Washington, D.C., under reference number M-3-FO.
• Corporate Authors:

  Maritime Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Atomic Energy Commission

  Washington, DC  United States  20235
• Authors:
  • Eccleston, D J
  • Carrico, P E
• Publication Date: 1963

Media Info

• Features: Appendices;
• Pagination: 31 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: International trade; Legal constraints; Nuclear powered ships; Policy
• Old TRIS Terms: International shipping policies
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00026607
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Maritime Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 14 1973 12:00AM