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From Greenpeace.org:
“Greenpeace condemns the new International Nuclear Liability Convention CSC protects the nuclear industry, not nuclear victims
Press release – 15 April, 2015
Vienna, 15 April 2015 – Greenpeace condemns the new international convention on nuclear liability that came into force today, warning that it protects the nuclear industry, not nuclear victims.

The Convention on Supplementary Compensation on Nuclear Safety (CSC) tightens up the industry’s international indemnification and supplier shields, effectively shoving the enormous burden of nuclear risk onto taxpayers and future victims.

“The liability regime under the CSC is not a step forward. It is rather a slap in the face of all victims of the Chernobyl and Fukushima catastrophes. Far from ensuring better compensation of victims of future nuclear accidents, it will instead limit the amount of funding available for compensation, shield some responsible parties from almost all liability, and increase the bureaucratic hurdles for victims…