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The defence-in-depth concept The Safety Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants , Section 2 (1), states as follows: "In order to meet the radiological safety objectives, the radioactive materials presen read more

International conventions The international community has adopted various multilateral conventions (multiparty treaties) in the field of nuclear safety in order to strengthen cooperation and set minim read more

Convention on Nuclear Safety The Convention on Nuclear Safety came about in the 1990s in the wake of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident. It was established on Germany’s initiative – an effort in w read more

Statutory and regulatory framework Pursuant to the European Union’s Council Directive 2009/71/Euratom establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations (amended by Cou read more

Implementation and measures by the licence holders All German nuclear sector companies have undertaken, in their management principles or corporate policies, to give priority to the safety of the nucl read more

Evaluation of personnel-related requirements by the authorities For the German nuclear power plants, the organisation charts, the persons responsible and their area of responsibility are documented in read more

Safety reviews Supplementing the continuous review process which is part of regulatory supervision, nuclear power plants must undergo regular safety reviews, the aim being to assess their current stan read more

Law Continuously improving nuclear safety is a global challenge. Transnational collaboration, both within Europe and globally, is therefore extremely important. In recent decades, the international co read more

Licence holders The licence holders are the nuclear power plant operators. Further information Statutory and regulatory framework Implementation and measures by the licence holders Evaluation of perso read more

Recommendations and other regulations Recommendations by the RSK, ESK and SSK; RSK Guidelines On important issues concerning nuclear licensing and supervision procedures, the development of regulation read more