Australia 
Nuclear legislation
Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Nuclear Activities
Each country profile in this valuable reference work provides a detailed review of a full range of nuclear law topics. These include: the general regulatory regime, including mining; radioactive substances and equipment; nuclear installations; trade in nuclear materials; radiation protection; radioactive waste management; non-proliferation and physical protection; transport; and nuclear third party liability. This profile was last updated in 2008.
Primary nuclear legislation
1953 Atomic Energy Act
1998 Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act
1987 Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Act
1987 Nuclear Non-Proliferation (Safeguards) Act
Related links
Nuclear facts and figures for OECD countries
Number of nuclear units connected to the grid; Nuclear electricity generation (net TWh); Nuclear percentage of total electricity supply.
IEA energy statistics: Australia
Data is available in the following areas: coal, oil and gas use; electricity production, supply and consumption; heat production, supply and consumption; graphs of sectorial final consumption by source in 1973 and 2001.
Related NEA publications
Uranium 2007: Resources, Production and Demand
A Joint Report by the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency and the International Atomic Energy Agency
Uranium 2007: Resources, Production and Demand
is based on official information from 40 countries and one country report prepared by the IAEA Secretariat. The 2007 edition includes statistics on uranium resources, exploration, production and demand as well as projected requirements up to 2030.
Nuclear Energy Data
Nuclear Energy Data is the NEA’s annual compilation of essential statistics on electricity generation and nuclear power in OECD countries. The reader will have quick and easy reference to the status of and projected trends in total electricity generating capacity, nuclear generating capacity, and actual electricity production, as well as to supply and demand for nuclear fuel cycle services.
Last updated: 25 June 2008
