Survey of Nuclear Insurance - Parts 1 and 2

摘要

The use of nuclear energy developed comparatively suddenly and introduced hazards with which insurers were quite unfamiliar as compared to conventional hazards such as fire or explosion. In addition to the possibility of severe contamination to property and serious injury to persons on a large scale, radiation damage may become apparent long after actual exposure to radiation. All these factors made nuclear insurance mandatory. In order to marshall the large insurance capacity needed, 23 nuclear insurance pools similar to the British Insurance Committee, were set up and are operating in some 22 countries. The insurance covers written by nuclear pools are related to material damage, liability, losses, machinery breakdown contingent liabilities of suppliers of goods and services and finally transport risks and nuclear-propelled ships. (Atomindex citation 11:538846)