Planning frameworks Emergency response plans of the federal government and Länder pursuant to Radiation Protection Act The provisions of the Radiation Protection Act (StrlSchG) on an emergency managem
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Quality management / exercises In order to successfully implement the protective measures to be taken in the event of an accident, the personnel involved at all levels of crisis management must be ade
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Situation assessment Only one radiological situation report (sitrep) will be relevant for assessment of the radiological situation. This will be drawn up by the government’s radiological situation cen
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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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Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) impact assessment (EIA). An EIA is not carried out until an environmentally relevant project enters the approval process, whereas an SEA is carried out at the
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Environmental impact assessment (EIA) An environmental impact assessment (EIA) determines and describes in a report what impact a project will have on people (including human health), animals, plants,
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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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Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency The Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency was adopted on 26 Septembe
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