IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS IN REGULATING THE PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY

Abstract

The growing environmental challenges, declining confidence in fossil fuels, and the global need to diversify energy resources have intensified interest in advanced technologies such as nuclear energy. This article aims to assess the peaceful application of nuclear power within the framework of international environmental law. Given the increasing potential of nuclear technology and the complex legal and ecological issues it entails, such an investigation is both timely and necessary. The research adopts an applied and descriptive method of gathering information. The findings reveal significant inadequacies in the current international legal framework regulating peaceful nuclear applications. Consequently, the establishment of preventive, deterrent, and regulatory measures is imperative. Factor analysis further identified safety, liability, waste management, environmental protection, and international cooperation as the most influential contributions. The research concludes that the development of binding legal mechanisms, strengthened systems of international collaboration, and effective oversight structures are essential to ensuring both compliance and environmental sustainability in nuclear energy governance.