82 NOTE INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY ACTION PLAN ON NUCLEAR SAFETY: ON THE WAY TO IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS By Kirill Kozhevnikov (Russia) Author PhD candidate in Ecology Lawand Natural Resources, Kutafi n Moscow State Law University Holder of a Degree in International Nuclear Law, University of Montpellier, 2014 E-mail: kirkozhevnikov@gmail.com Abstract The article is devoted to the understanding of nuclear safety in legal terms under the modern conditions. <...> The article gives an overview of the Fukushima Daiichi accident and its impact on the international legal framework for nuclear security and Japanese society. <...> The article also shows the infl uence of International Atomic Energy Agency Action Plan on the process of creating a global nuclear safety regime, and its role in enhancing international safety standards. <...> One of these disputable instruments is the International Atomic Energy Agency Safety Standards intended to protect people and the environment against harmful effects of ionizing radiation. <...> Does the international society have appropriate legal instruments that could be considered as safety fundamentals and legally binding standards internationally recognized? <...> This remains one of the main post-Fukushima questions. <...> Keywords Nuclear safety, nuclear law, the Fukushima Daiichi accident, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), International Atomic Energy Agency Action Plan, Nuclear Energy Agency at Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD NEA), International Safety Standards www.kulawr.ru Volume 2 May 2015 Issue 1(3) KUTAFIN UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW Kirill Kozhevnikov International Atomic Energy Agency Action Plan on Nuclear Safety: on the way to improving international safety standards TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction .83 II. <...> The IAEA Action Plan on Nuclear Safety: What We Should Do After .86 IV. <...> Nuclear Safety as General Term of International Legal Instruments .89 V. Post-Fukushima Reports: Lessons Learnt .93 VI. <...> International Safety Standards: On the Way to Improving International Legal Framework in Nuclear Law .97 VII. <...> According to the 2013 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) projections for 2030, the world’s nuclear power generation capacity is expected to grow by minimum 17 <...>