Claims of compensation for nuclear damage shall be extinguished if an action is not brought within three (3) years after knowledge of the damage and of the nuclear installation operator liable for the damage; however the period shall in no case exceed ten (10) years from the date of the nuclear incident.

Where the nuclear material causing a nuclear incident is stolen, lost, jettisoned or abandoned, the statute of limitations of the right to claim compensation shall be governed by the preceding Article. However, when making a claim for compensation against the original nuclear installation operator of the said nuclear material, the claim shall be made within twenty (20) years from the time the nuclear material is stolen, lost, jettisoned or abandoned.

Any person who claims to have suffered nuclear damage and who has brought an action for compensation within the period applicable pursuant to the two preceding Articles may amend his/her claims to take into account any aggravation of the damage even if the statute of limitations has expired, provided that it is made before the closing of the oral argument in the first appeal.

Any person suffering nuclear damage may claim directly for compensation against the liability insurer or financial guarantor of the operator if the operator is not able to compensate the nuclear damage.