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7.3 Nuclear energy
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7.3 Nuclear energy
In 1956 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was established with the objective of encouraging the use of nuclear power. The Stockholm Conference 1972 indicated particular concern about nuclear waste and the dumping of radio-active waste at sea was outlawed by the London Dumping Convention 1972. Gradually too, the IAEA was given strongly enhanced powers Control of pollution is only one aspect of international environmental law. Principle 2 of the Stockholm Declaration proclaimed that the natural resources of the earth should be safeguarded for the benefit of present and future generations. The principle marks a shift away from ideas of absolute sovereignty over natural resources and has been followed by a number of
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 1998
Imprint Routledge-Cavendish
Pages 1
eBook ISBN 9781843143802
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