The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia has adopted the Law on Amendments to the Energy Law which means that the Law Prohibiting Construction of Nuclear Power Plants has ceased to have effect 35 years after its adoption.

This Law was adopted in former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1989, three years after the Chernobyl disaster in former Soviet Union.

The issue of nuclear energy use was brought into focus after the first Nuclear Energy Summit in Brussels held in March this year. In the Declaration on Nuclear Energy, which was signed during the summit, nuclear energy is marked as a key component in the global strategy for the reduction of the greenhouse effect. In addition, the Declaration states that the nuclear energy is of fundamental importance for secure energy supply, higher level of energy resilience and promotion of long-term sustainable development and clean energy transition.

The representatives of Serbian Radiation and Nuclear Safety and Security Directorate, together with other representatives of state authorities and organizations, public services, companies and expert community, participated in the public debate on Draft Amendment to the energy Law, which had been conducted between 21 August and 10 September this year.