Safety strategy As a prerequisite for the granting of a licence, Section 7, paragraph 2 of the Atomic Energy Act states that the necessary precautions against damage arising from the plant’s construct
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System of supervision As with licensing, the primary objective of regulatory supervision of nuclear installations is to protect the general public and plant workers against the risks associated with t
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The European stress test Immediately after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, the former EU Energy Commissioner Günther Oettinger invited the energy ministers and representatives of EU member states’
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National Action Plan The European Nuclear Safety Regulators Group (ENSREG) agreed on an Action Plan to follow up the implementation of the peer review recommendations at the European level. As a key e
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German Atomic Energy Act (Atomgesetz) The German Atomic Energy Act (Atomgesetz – AtG) was promulgated on 23 December 1959 after the Federal Republic of Germany had officially renounced any use of nucl
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The BASE's Incident Registration Centre The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BASE) is the central federal authority responsible for dealing with reportable events at power pl
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The legal framework Germany has a raft of legislation in place to regulate nuclear power plant safety. Reactor safety standards are set out in numerous legal provisions with varying degrees of binding
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The Basic Law The German constitution, the Basic Law ( Grundgesetz – GG), lays down provisions on the legislative and administrative powers of the Federation and the Länder with respect to the utilisa
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Reportable events and information notices The Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) gGmbH is commissioned by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safe
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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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