GALWAY, IRELAND--(Marketwire - July 2, 2009) - The European Union (E.U.) is cracking down on nuclear power plant safety by endorsing the Nuclear Safety Directive, which gives E.U. regulators the power to legally enforce safety measures in member states. The decision makes the E.U. the first major nuclear region to provide a binding legal framework for the Safety Fundamentals established by the International Atomic Energy Agency (Vienna, Austria). The move is seen as a major step toward making nuclear power safer throughout the region, especially as the E.U. expands membership to former Soviet countries that operate older nuclear reactors.

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