Transboundary environmental assessment (EIA/SEA procedures) Strategic environmental assessments (SEAs) and environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are important tools for cooperation on transboundary
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Federal authorities and other organisations BMUKN: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (external link) BASE: Federal Office for the Safety of N
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The European stress test in Germany Immediately after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, all German nuclear power plants underwent comprehensive safety reviews. While conducting its safety reviews on
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Laws/ordinances Pursuant to Article 70 of the German constitution (Grundgesetz – GG, the Basic Law), the Länder are responsible for mounting an immediate emergency response through disaster control. T
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Brunsbüttel nuclear power plant (KKB) © Marc-André Aßbrock , AKW Brunsbüttel 2014-1 , cropped by BMUKN, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE Summary Brunsbüttel nuclear power plant in Schleswig-Holstein is operated by Ker
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Unit B Biblis nuclear power plant © Kuebi , AKW Biblis 05 , cropped by BMUKN, CC BY-SA 3.0 Summary Unit B Biblis nuclear power plant in Hesse is operated by RWE Nuclear GmbH. Commercial operation bega
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Brokdorf nuclear power plant Summary Brokdorf nuclear power plant in Schleswig-Holstein is operated by PreussenElektra GmbH and Kernkraftwerk Brokorf GmbH & Co. oHG. Commercial operation began in 1986
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Unit A Biblis nuclear power plant © Kuebi , AKW Biblis 05 , cropped by BMUKN, CC BY-SA 3.0 Summary Unit A Biblis nuclear power plant in Hesse is operated by RWE Nuclear GmbH. Commercial operation bega
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Nuclear Power Plant Greifswald Eight pressurised water reactors of Russian design WWER 4340 was planned for the Greifswald/Lubmin site. At the time of German reunification, Units 1 to 4 were operating
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Unit B Gundremmingen nuclear power plant © Alois Wüst , Gundremmingen KKW August 2011 , cropped by BMUKN, CC BY-SA 3.0 Summary Unit B Gundremmingen nuclear power plant in Bavaria is operated by Kernkr
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