In particular, existing laws may require amendment and/or supplement. Moreover, the responsibilities of the environmental agency and nuclear regulatory body, in environmental oversight of NPPs will need to be legally defined in order to prevent overlapping of responsibilities and to minimize the potential for project delay. | Progress in Nuclear Energy 108 2018 89 98 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Progress in Nuclear Energy journal homepage locate pnucene Review Review of the environmental oversight framework in Kenya in light of a T nuclear power programme Diana Musyoka Robert M. Field KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School Ulsan Republic of Korea A R T I C LE I N FO A B S T R A C T Keywords By means of an Environmental Impact Assessment EIA environmental impacts associated with Nuclear Power Nuclear power plant Plants NPPs can be identified and evaluated. International approaches and guidelines indicate that nuclear Environmental impact assessment newcomer countries such as Kenya need to ensure that the national legal and regulatory framework for en- Environmental law vironmental protection accounts for the unique safety and environmental aspects of such an endeavor. In par- Environmental agency ticular existing laws may require amendment and or supplement. Moreover the responsibilities of the en- Environmental regulations vironmental agency and nuclear regulatory body in environmental oversight of NPPs will need to be legally Nuclear regulatory body defined in order to prevent overlapping of responsibilities and to minimize the potential for project delay. Case histories of countries with advanced nuclear power programmes were performed to identify strategies which align with best environmental management practices as relevant to newcomer countries such as Kenya. A re- view of the environmental assessment framework for United States and Canada indicates similar approaches whereby the nuclear regulatory body has the sole responsibility in EIA. However in Sweden NPPs are required to receive authorisation from the Radiation Safety Authority as well as from an environmental court. Kenya has an existing environmental protection framework and as a standard requirement a nuclear regulatory body will be designated to regulate NPPs in order to ensure protection
