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Convention on Nuclear Safety The Convention on Nuclear Safety came about in the 1990s in the wake of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor accident. It was established on Germany’s initiative – an effort in w read more

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 read more

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 read more

Implementation and measures by the licence holders All German nuclear sector companies have undertaken, in their management principles or corporate policies, to give priority to the safety of the nucl read more

Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management and other agreements The Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Sa read more

Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material The Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM) was adopted in 1979 with the specific objective of protecting nuclear ma read more

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 read more

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 read more

The defence-in-depth concept The Safety Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants , Section 2 (1), states as follows: "In order to meet the radiological safety objectives, the radioactive materials presen read more

Functions In Germany, the supervisory system reflects the country’s federal structure. It ensures continuous regulatory supervision in accordance with Section 19 of the Atomic Energy Act (AtG) and rel read more