Goldberg Segalla Product Liability Series: Containing Nuclear and Thermo Nuclear Verdicts
Hogan Lovells' Mary Anne Sullivan on the floor of Hogan Lovells Global Energy Summit
The first half of 2024 has been a dynamic period for the nuclear energy industry, marked by significant legislative and regulatory developments, evolving enforcement trends, and a continued focus on innovation and public...more
In recent years, nuclear energy has been undergoing a renaissance. By way of example, the International Atomic Energy Agency ("IAEA") estimates there are currently 56 nuclear reactors under construction across 18 countries.1...more
On September 26, 2022, the International Atomic Energy Agency (“IAEA”) published its annual projections on nuclear power growth, predicting a substantial increase in nuclear generating capacity due to increased concerns about...more
The UAE Gets Green Light to Operate the Arab World’s First Nuclear Power Plant - "The project, which national officials describe as a strategic and economic imperative for the UAE, is more than a decade in the making and...more
In September 2019, the International Atomic Energy Agency ("IAEA") released its annual report on "Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates For The Period Up To 2050."1 The report cites to various factors in the...more
In a statement made to Parliament on 10 January 2017, Minister for the UK’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Jesse Norman, confirmed that he had requested the UK’s nuclear regulators, the Office for...more
On May 8, 2016, the amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (“CPPNM”) , (“CPPNM Amendment”) entered into force. The CPPNM Amendment revises the CPPNM by seeking to further strengthen the...more
The government of India ratified the Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC) for Nuclear Damage on February 4, 2016, making India a part of the global agreement establishing standards for compensation of victims of...more
On February 4, 2016, India submitted to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) its Instrument of Ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC). Under the applicable rules, the...more
If you read one thing... - There are far greater opportunities for U.S. companies with respect to Iran, particularly through foreign subsidiaries and in the commercial aviation sector, however, U.S. persons and...more
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), intended to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and to ensure that Iran’s nuclear program will be directed toward exclusively peaceful purposes, went into effect...more
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran survived its first major test last month when the United States Congress failed to pass a resolution of disapproval that would have prevented U.S. implementation of the...more
On Thursday, September 10, 2015, U.S. Senate Democrats cleared a hurdle for the proposed Iran nuclear agreement by blocking a Senate resolution that would have rejected the deal. The result, in which Senate Republicans...more
Earlier in the summer, President Barack Obama announced his proposed Iran nuclear deal whose goal is to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. This deal is known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA)....more
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”) that was signed on July 14, 2015 among Iran and the United States, Germany, UK, France, Russia and China (referred to as “P5+1” in the United States and “E3+3” in the EU) could...more
On July 14, 2015, negotiators from Iran, the EU, and the P5+1 countries —China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany—announced that they had reached a consensus on the final text of the Joint...more
Nuclear Deal with Iran Holds Out Possibility of Phased Relaxation of Sanctions - On July 14, 2015, the United States and five other countries (collectively known as the P5+11) reached a Joint Comprehensive Plan of...more
On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 nations (United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China and Germany) and Iran announced that they had agreed upon a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding Iran’s nuclear program....more
The Iran sanctions landscape is poised to change in early 2016, but US persons and US companies will see far fewer opportunities than their European counterparts. On July 14, 2015, the P5+1 countries (the United...more
US sanctions are not immediately lifted due to the announcement. On July 14, the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, France, China, Russia, and Germany (P5+1/E3/EU+3 countries) and Iran reached a Joint...more
On July 14, 2015, the United States and its P5+1 negotiating partners, together with Iran, announced the final terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) concerning Iran’s nuclear program. The JCPOA is designed...more
Now that Japan’s Diet, as of November 21, 2014, has approved Japan’s ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) and implementing domestic legislation, Japan presumably will soon...more