Evaluation of personnel-related requirements by the authorities For the German nuclear power plants, the organisation charts, the persons responsible and their area of responsibility are documented in
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Safety reviews Supplementing the continuous review process which is part of regulatory supervision, nuclear power plants must undergo regular safety reviews, the aim being to assess their current stan
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Law Continuously improving nuclear safety is a global challenge. Transnational collaboration, both within Europe and globally, is therefore extremely important. In recent decades, the international co
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Licence holders The licence holders are the nuclear power plant operators. Further information Statutory and regulatory framework Implementation and measures by the licence holders Evaluation of perso
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Ordinances The German Atomic Energy Act authorises the adoption of ordinances in order to determine the specifics of the various items of legislation. These ordinances are issued by the relevant feder
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Radiation Protection Act (StrlSchG) The Radiation Protection Act (StrlSchG) issued on 27 June 2017 provides for a comprehensive restructuring of the legal framework on the protection against the harmf
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Federal and Land functions – an overview The federal and Land authorities perform different functions, reflecting their specific powers, responsibilities and obligations: Function Federation Länder Re
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General administrative provisions Ordinances may, in addition, authorise the adoption of general administrative provisions, which regulate the actions of, and are therefore only directly binding on, t
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Planning zones In any release of radioactive substances, the scale of the response depends on the distance from the plant and on prevailing weather conditions. In 2014, the German Commission on Radiol
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Advice for the public: what to do in an emergency The authorities’ emergency management plans are designed to ensure that all measures for your protection can be implemented quickly and effectively. I
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