Brexatom: the UK will now leave Europe’s nuclear energy authority

The UK government’s European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill published in January 2017 makes clear in a 'Commentary on provisions of Bill' that Brexit will mean that the United Kingdom will be leaving the Euratom Treaty.

This feature looks at the implications of this development.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Energy: Topics: Nuclear energy https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/nuclear-energy

European Commission: Horizon 2020: Euratom https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/euratom

European Commission: Euratom Supply Agency http://ec.europa.eu/euratom/index.html

Politico, 26.01.17: UK confirms plans to exit Euratom http://www.politico.eu/article/uk-confirms-plans-to-exit-euratom/

Blog: EU Law Analysis, 30.01.17: The UK Brexits Euratom: Legal Framework and Future Developments (by Steve Peers) http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/the-uk-brexits-euratom-legal-framework.html

Website: Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) http://www.onr.org.uk/

Conservative Home, 04.02.17: John Lindberg: Leaving Euratom would be a disaster http://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2017/02/john-lindberg-leaving-euratom-would-be-a-disaster.html

UK: Parliament: House of Lords: Library: Library Note, 23.02.17: Leaving the European Union: Euratom http://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/LLN-2017-0010/LLN-2017-0010.pdf

UK: Parliament: House of Lords: Committees: EU Committee: News, 18.05.18: Serious concerns about post-Brexit nuclear safeguards raised by EU Committee https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/eu-energy-environment-subcommittee/news-parliament-2017/post-brexit-nuclear-safeguards-letter/

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