International cooperation The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) also participates in nuclear emergency management at the internat
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Reference levels and dose limits Various criteria have been adopted to support decision-making on the protective measures that may be required for disaster control. The aim is to limit individual dose
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Nuclear Safety Officer and Reporting Ordinance The Nuclear Safety Officer and Reporting Ordinance (Atomrechtliche Sicherheitsbeauftragten- und Meldeverordnung– AtSMV) details the responsibilities of t
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Radiation Protection Ordinance Based on the Atomic Energy Act, the Radiation Protection Ordinance ( Strahlenschutzverordnung – StrlSchV) regulates in detail the protection to be afforded to the genera
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Atomic Energy Act The objectives of the German Atomic Energy Act (Atomgesetz– AtG) are, among other things, to protect life, health and property against the hazards of nuclear energy and the harmful e
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Ordinance on emergency dose values The Ordinance on emergency dose values establishes dose values that serve as criteria for the appropriateness of key early measures for the protection of the populat
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Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management 2003 - First Review Meeting 2006 - Second Review Meeting 2009 - Third Review Meeting 2012 - Fourth Review
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Conventions on nuclear liability The present multilateral nuclear liability regime is based on various international conventions. Germany has acceded to the following: Convention on Third Party Liabil
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Vienna Declaration on Nuclear Safety On 9 February 2015, a Diplomatic Conference of the Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) was held in Vienna. The decision to convene the Diplomatic Conference was tak
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Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident The Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident was adopted in 1986 and entered into force on 27 October 1986. Germany became a State
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