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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Advisory committees The Reactor Safety Commission (RSK), the German Commission on Radiological Protection (SSK) and the Nuclear Waste Management Commission (ESK) advise the Federal Ministry for the En
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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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Nuclear safety An information portal of the Federal government and the Länder One of the state’s most important tasks is to protect the public and environment. This includes protection against potenti
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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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