Brussels, 08/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 8 July, Council adopted the new revised directive on nuclear safety, which provides for increased powers and autonomy for national safety authorities, lays down an ambitious safety target for the EU and establishes a European peer review system.
The new text, which was drafted in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in March 2010 and at the request of the European Council, amends |Directive 2009/71 Euratom, bringing in nuclear safety...