Nuclear Liability: A Key Component of the Public Policy Decision to Deploy Nuclear Energy in Southeast Asia
Appendix B: Summary of Liability Limits by Country
| Country |
Operator Liability (Millions) |
Government Liability (Millions) |
Law |
| United States | $11,900 | Unlimited | Price-Anderson Act (1957) |
| France | $861 | $300 | Atomic Energy Act (1960) |
| Japan | Unlimited | Unlimited | Law on Compensation for Nuclear Damage and Law on Contract for Liability Insurance for Nuclear Damage (1961, amended 2009) |
| Russia | Not specified | Unlimited | Federal Law on the Use of Atomic Energy (1995, amended 2010) |
| Canada | $73 | No limit specified | Nuclear Liability Act (1985) |
| United Kingdom | $224 (approx.) | $481 (approx.) | Nuclear Installations Act (1965) |
| Germany | Unlimited | $2,500 | Act on the Peaceful Utilization of Atomic Energy and the Protection against Its Hazards (1959, amended 2010) |
| India | $330 | $462 (can be increased by a government notification) | The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Act (2010) |
| United Arab Emirates | $694 | No limit specified | Federal Law by Decree No. 4 of 2012 |
| Malaysia | $16 (approx.) | No limit specified | Atomic Energy Licensing Act (1984) |
| Indonesia | $91 (approx.) | No limit specified | Act No. 10 (1997) |