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Appendix 1 - International, Multilateral and Bilateral Agreements

 

Agreements with the IAEA

NPT related safeguards agreement EURATOM/IAEA, INFCIRC/193

Entry into force:

21 February 1977

Protocol Additional to the Euratom Agreement, INFCIRC/193(GOV/1998/28)

Signed:

22 September 1998

Improved procedures for designation of safeguards

Proposal rejected by EURATOM but special procedures agreed upon

16 February 1989

Agreement on privileges and immunities, INFCIRC/9

Entry into force:

4 August 1960

Multilateral safeguards agreements

Brazil/Germany/IAEA, INFCIRC/237

application suspended, INFCIRC/237/Add.1

Entry into force:

Entry into force:

26 February 1976

21 October 1999

Spain/Germany/IAEA, INFCIRC/305

Entry into force:

29 September 1982

Other relevant international treaties

NPT, INFCIRC/140

Entry into force:

2 May 1975

Convention on the physical protection of nuclear material, INFCIRC/274

Entry into force:

6 October 1991

Convention on early notification of a nuclear accident, INFCIRC/335

Entry into force:

15 October 1989

Convention on assistance in the case of a nuclear accident or radiological emergency, INFCIRC/336

Entry into force:

15 October 1989

Paris convention on third party liability in the field of nuclear energy

Entry into force:

30 September 1975

Convention relating to civil liability in maritime carriage of nuclear materials

Entry into force:

30 December 1975

Joint protocol relating to the application of the Vienna and Paris conventions,
INFCIRC 402

Entry into force:

13 September 2001

Vienna convention on civil liability for nuclear damage, INFCIRC/500

 

Not signed

Convention on supplementary compensation for nuclear damage

 

Not signed

Convention on nuclear safety,
INFCIRC/449

Entry into force:

20 April 1997

Joint Convention on the safety of spent fuel management and on the safety of radioactive waste management, INFCIRC /546

Entry into force:

18 June 2001

ESPOO-Convention

Entry into force:

8 August 2002

Aarhus-Convention

Signed

21 December 1998

European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM)

 

Member

ZANGGER Committee

 

Member

Nuclear Export Guidelines

 

Adopted

Nuclear Suppliers Group

 

Member

Acceptance of NUSS Codes

In general, national regulations are consistent with codes

letter of 6 March 1989


Bilateral agreements concerning the safety of nuclear installations and radiation protection

Agreement with

Major agreement content

Argentina

Exchange of information and co-operation

Austria

Mutual assistance in case of an emergency
Exchange of information

Belgium

Mutual assistance in case of an emergency

Brazil Co-operation
Exchange of information and co-operation
Bulgaria Exchange of information
China Promotion of co-operation

Czechoslovakia

Exchange of information

Denmark

Mutual information on close border nuclear installations
Exchange of information
Mutual assistance in case of an emergency

Finland

Early notification in case of an emergency and exchange of information

France

Exchange of information
Mutual assistance in case of an emergency
Exchange of information in case of an emergency

Hungary

Exchange of information
Mutual assistance in case of an emergency

Japan

Exchange of information

Lithuania

Mutual assistance in case of an emergency

Luxembourg

Mutual assistance in case of an emergency

Netherlands

Mutual information on close border nuclear installations
Exchange of information
Mutual assistance in case of an emergency

Norway

Exchange of information

Poland

Mutual assistance in case of an emergency

Russian Federation

Early information in case of an emergency and exchange of information
Mutual assistance in case of an emergency
Third party liability
Application of nuclear material
Supply of highly enriched uranium for use in FRM II

Spain

Co-operation

Sweden

Early notification in case of an emergency and exchange of information

Switzerland

Radiological emergency preparedness
Mutual information on close border nuclear installations
Third party liability
Mutual assistance in case of an emergency

United Kingdom

Exchange of information and co-operation in drafting safety standards

Ukraine

Exchange of information

USA

Exchange of information and co-operation

 

Appendix 2 - Directory of the main organisations, instituions and companies involved in nuclear power-related activites

 

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (BMWA)

Berlin

http://www.bmwi.de

Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Natur-schutz und Reaktorsicherheit (BMU)

Bonn

http://www.bmu.de

Bundesministerium für Bildung und
Forschung (BMBF)

Berlin

http://www.bmbf.de/

Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS)

Salzgitter

http://www.bfs.de/

Wirtschaftsministerium Baden-Württemberg

Stuttgart

http://www.aden-wuerttemberg.de/

Ministerium für Umwelt und Verkehr Baden-Württemberg

Stuttgart

:http//www.uvm.baden-wuerttemberg.de

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Technologie

München

http://www.stmwft.bayern.de/

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Landesentwicklung und Umweltfragen

München

http://www.umweltministerium.bayern.de/

Hessisches Ministerium für Umwelt, ländlichen Raum und Verbraucherschutz

Wiesbaden

http://www.nmulv.hessen.de

Niedersächsisches Umweltministerium

Hannover

http://www.mu1.niedersachsen.de

Ministerium für Umwelt und Forsten,
Rheinland-Pfalz

Mainz

http://www.muf.rlp.de

Ministerium für Finanzen und Energie,
Schleswig-Holstein

Kiel

http://www.landesregierung.schleswig-holstein.de/

Main power utilities

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

Karlsruhe

http://www.enbw.com

E.ON Energie AG

München

http://www.eon-energie.com/

Hamburgische Electricitätswerke AG (HEW)

Hamburg

RWE Energie AG

Essen

http://www.rwe.com

Manufacturer services and other nuclear organisations

Babcock Noell Nuclear

Würzburg

http://www.bb-powersystems.de

Brennelementlager Gorleben (BLG)

29475 Gorleben

Lüchower Str. 8

Brennelement-Zwischenlager Ahaus (BZA)

48683 Ahaus

Ammeln 59

Brenk-Systemplanung

Aachen

http://www.brenk.com/

Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR)

Hannover

http://www.bgr.de/

Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Bau und Betrieb von Endlagern für Abfallstoffe (DBE)

Peine

http://www.dbe.de

Deutsche Kernreaktor-Versicherungsgemeinschaft (DVKG)

50950 Köln

Postfach 52 01 29

Deutsches Atomforum (DAtF)
Kerntechnische Gesellschaft (KTG)
Informationskreis Kernenergie (IK)
INFORUM Verlag

Bonn

http://www.kernenergie.de

Fachverband für Strahlenschutz

Berlin

http:/www.fs.fzk.de

Fichtner

Stuttgart

http://www.fichtner.de

Framatome-ANP (Germany)

Erlangen

http://www.de.framatome-anp.com/anp/d/foa/anp/index.htm

Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS)

Köln

http://www.grs.de/

Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Behälter (GNB)

Essen

http://www.gnb-nuklearbehaelter.de

Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service (GNS)

Essen

http://www.gns.de/

Internationale Länderkommission Kerntechnik (ILK)

http://www.ilk-online.org/

Kerntechnischer Ausschuß (KTA)

Salzgitter

http://www.kta-gs.de/

Kerntechnischer Hilfsdienst

Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

http://www.khgmbh.de/

Kraftanlagen Nukleartechnik

Heidelberg

http://www.nukleartechnik.de

Kraftwerksschule

Essen

http://www.kraftwerksschule.de/

KSB Pumpen + Armaturen

http://www.ksb.de

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)

Braunschweig

http://www.ptb.de/

Reaktor-Sicherheitskommission (RSK)

Bonn

http://www.rskonline.de/

RWE NUKEM Group

http://www.nukem.de

Siempelkamp Nukleartechnik (SNT)

Krefeld

http://www.siempelkamp.de

STEAG Energie- und Kerntechnik

Essen

http://www.steag.de/

Strahlenschutzkommission (SSK)

Bonn

http://www.ssk.de/

Studsvik SINA Industrieservice

Pforzheim

http://www.sina.de/

TÜV Nord Gruppe

Hamburg

http://www.tuev-nord.de/

TÜV Süddeutschland

München

http://www.tuev-sued.de

Urenco Deutschland

Jülich

http://www.urenco.com/

Verband der Elektrizitätswirtsschaft (VDEW)

Frankfurt/Main

http://www.strom.de/

Vereinigung der Großkraftwerksbetreiber (VGB)

Essen

http://www.vgb.org/

Westinghouse Electric Company

 

http://www.westinghouse.com

Wismut

Chemnitz

http://www.wismut.de

Nuclear research institutes

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Jülich

http://www.kfa-juelich.de

Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe

http://www.fzk.de

Hahn-Meitner-Institut Berlin (HMI)

Berlin

http://www.hmi.de/

Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik

Heidelberg

http://www.mpi-hd.mpg.de

Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI)

Darmstadt

http://www.gsi.de

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)

Hamburg

http://www.desy.de

 

References

[1] Statistisches Bundesamt, Wiesbaden, http://www.destatis.de

[2] Daten zur Umwelt 1997, Umweltbundesamt

[3] Arbeitsgemeinschaft Energiebilanzen http://www.ag-energiebilanzen.de

[4] Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin, http://www.diw.de

[5] VDEW-Jahresbericht 2002, http://www.strom.de

[6] Report under the Convention on Nuclear Safety by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for the Second Review Meeting in April 2002, http://www.bfs.de

[7] Report under the Joint Convention by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany for the First Review Meeting in November 2003, http://www.bmu.de

This is an edited extract from the IAEA Country Nuclear Power Profile of Germany, compiled in 2003. The complete entry is available from the IAEA.

 

Last updated: 15 March 2006

 

 

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