ABSTRACT
The fact that nuclear energy, while providing benefits in the fields of medicine, industry, agriculture, transport and many other fields, especially in …
Risks arising from nuclear activities cause major explosions, fires, property and life losses. All these damages must be compulsorily insured. In addition, since the size of the risk undertaken by the insurer cannot be estimated in advance, the risk is not valued and the amount of insurance premium to be paid by the policyholder cannot be calculated.…
Our country has recently taken steps towards the nuclear energy option in order to meet its energy needs. On the one hand, while the construction of nuclear power plants continues, on the other hand, the legal rules regulating the field of nuclear energy production have been established and are still being established. The Nuclear Regulation Act of 8 March 2022 obliges the operator of a nuclear power plant to take out insurance or provide other guarantees for compensation claims arising from nuclear damage. While determining the scope of insurance coverage for damages arising from nuclear damages, it is aimed to comply with the “Paris Convention on Legal Liability to Third Parties in the Field of Nuclear Energy” to which Turkey is a party and international regulations. In many foreign countries, it is observed that risks arising from nuclear power plants are insured by insurance pools or mutual companies consisting of energy companies instead of a single insurance company. In this regard, the Turkish Nuclear Insurance Pool was established in 2022. The relevant insurance pool will be under the Special Risks Management Centre and will provide coverage for nuclear power plants operating in Turkey.…
On 19 October 2023, the Regulation on Liability Insurance and Coverage for Nuclear Risks was published. On 19 October 2023, the Regulation on Liability Insurance and Coverage for Nuclear Risks was published. With this regulation, it is aimed to determine the procedures and principles regarding the insurance that the operator must take out or the insurance coverage that they must show due to their legal liability for nuclear damages arising from nuclear incidents.In nuclear energy activities, insurance aims to provide an assurance to cover the legal liabilities of plant operators against damages arising from nuclear incidents. In this study, the scope of this insurance, its parties and the continuous updating requirement will be discussed and whether it can play a key role in Turkey’s transition to green energy will be discussed…
Keywords: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Rısks, Nuclear Risk Insurance, Operator, Lıabılıty Insurance.…
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