《关于在外层空间使用核动力源的原则》之再思考

《关于在外层空间使用核动力源的原则》被通过已经20年，尽管该原则仅属于联合国决议的范畴，其法律上的约束力不及国际公约，但由于该原则所涉及的内容不仅关乎一般意义上的核安全应用，更关系到整个外层空间探索与开发的有序和健康，随着空间事业的发展，其地位和作用愈发重要，尤其是随着国际社会有关核安全机制的建设日益深入，作为该领域一个基础性规范文件的重要性不言而喻，在20年沉淀和经验的基础上重新审视该原则的背景、文本内容，并在此基础上，对其可能的发展趋势做出有效的分析和认定，无论在理论上还是在实践中都富有重要的意义和价值。同时，可以为中国未来空间核利用以及核安全机制的建立，提供理论上的铺垫与准备。

Reconsideration of the Principles Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space

The Principles Relevant to the Use of Nuclear Power Sources in Outer Space has been passed for 20 years. Although the Principles are only part of the scope of the resolution of the United Nations and their legal binding does not extend to the international conventions, the content involved in the Principles is not only about the general nuclear safety, but also related to the exploration of outer space and the orderly and healthy development. The status and role of the Principles are becoming more important with the development of the space, especially with the increasingly dee- per construction of the international community on nuclear safety mechanism, so its importance of being a basic speci- fication file in this area is self-evident. It is both meaningful in theory and practice to analyze the Principles＇ possible trends by re-examine its background on the basis of 20 years of implementation and experience, meanwhile, it also can theoretically pave way for the establishment of China＇s future space nuclear use and nuclear safety mechanism.