Nuclear Policy in the EU from a Legal and Institutional Point-of-View

Abstract

The regulation of nuclear issues dates back as far as the foundation of the European Community. The Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) was one of the founding treaties of the European Communities next to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and entered into force on January 1, 1958. Since then and unlike the other founding treaties, the EURATOM Treaty has never been significantly amended or reformed. Why?