Abstract
International cooperation on the back end of the fuel cycle has potential to mobilize more resources and reduce the time and costs involved in developing fuel cycle infrastructure. Also, in a broad multilateral approach, newcomer countries could receive necessary assistance including information, knowledge, financing, human resource development, nuclear infrastructure development, and a feasible technical solution for managing and disposing of spent fuel and high level waste.
This contribution aims to discuss applicability of the existing nuclear liability conventions to relations arising in the framework of this cooperation and to identify obstacles for further development of international cooperation in this area.