The course content addresses the following topics:
Part One: Nuclear Science, Technology, Radiation, and Safety (40% of content)
- Defining nuclear energy and radiation
- Applications of nuclear energy including nuclear power generation
- Basic principles of radiation protection: Ionising radiation, health risks and international protection standards
- Uses of ionising radiation in medicine, industry, and agriculture
- Nuclear installations: safety, standards, and nuclear waste management (industry and technical perspectives)
- Emergency preparedness, disaster management, and response
Part Two: Nuclear Law and Regulation (60% of content)
- Introduction to nuclear law: definition, objective, principles, and sources
- The international regulatory and governance framework for nuclear: the International Atomic Energy Agency as well as inter alia the United Nations and its specialised agencies
- Regional and national institutions and governance of nuclear energy in southern Africa
- Nuclear law and other relevant areas of law: energy, climate change, and environmental
- International legal framework for nuclear safety
- International legal framework for nuclear security
- International legal framework for safeguards
- Liability, insurance, and compensation regimes (international and domestic)