- Compare J. A. Driscoll “Decommissioning of Nuclear Installation in the United Kingdom,” Norbert Pelzer (ed.). International Harmonisation in the Field of Nuclear Energy Law, Proceedings of Nuclear Inter Jura ′85, Baden-Baden 1986, p. 909 et seq., 212.
- Decree no. 63–1228 dated December 11, 1963, as amended in Decree no. 73–405 dated March 7, 1973 (Journal Officiel December 14, 1963, p. 11092; April 4, 1973, p. 3798); Compare Derché, “La Création et le Déclassement des Installations Nucléaires en France” in Norbert Pelzer (ed.) supra note l. pp. 182 et seq.
- Gesetz über die friedliche Verwendung der Kernenergie und den Schutz gegen ihre Gefahren of December 23. 1959, Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt = BGBI I) I p. 814 as published on July 15, 1985, BGBI I p. 1565, last amended on February 18, 1986. BGBI I p. 265.
- s.7(2) nos. 3 and 6 AtG. In particular the examination relates to geographic location; human habitation; traffic routes; geological, hydrological. meteorological, seismic conditions; protection of nature and environment; synergistic effects due to the discharges of other nuclear installations or conventional harmful chemical substances.
- s.7(2) no. 3 AtG. Namely operation in accordance with pertinent regulations, precautionary measures against accidents and protection against radiation.
- Since June 1986 the competence for nuclear licensing procedures lies with the newly established Federal Ministry for the Protection of Environment. Nature and Reactors.
- For further details of the German licensing procedure compare Bernd Kunth. “Licensing Procedures for the Construction of Nuclear Installations in the Federal Republic of Germany and Proposals for the Harmonization of Regulations.” in Norbert Pelzer, supra note 1, pp. 182 et seq.: for the decommissioning procedure for nuclear installations see Bernd Kunth, “Decommissioning of Nuclear Power Plants.” (1986) 4 J.E.R.L. pp. 107 et seq.
- On July 10, 1986 the social-democratic majority of the Land Parliament asked the Land Government not to grant the operating permit for the fast breeder.
- “Antwort der Bundesregierung vom 10.4.1985 zu den Risiken des SNR 300” (Answer of April 10, 1985 by the Federal Government on the risks of the SNR 300), Deutscher Bundestag, Drucksache 10/3157, and “Stellungnahme der Bundesregierung vom 11.9.85 zum SNR 300” (Statement of September 11, 1985 by the Federal Government on the SNR 300), issued by the Federal Ministry for Research and Technology.
- On the other hand, the same Land Government that is responsible for the licensing procedure for the SNR 300 has strongly promoted another international project carried out by the U.K., the Netherlands and West Germany, the URENCO uranium enrichment plant, which is in operation since March 1986. This nuclear installation has never become the subject of political disputes.
- The delay in the construction of the fast breeder is, however, also due to a legal reason: there were doubts if the Atomic Energy Act was at all applicable to fast reactors. These doubts have only been eliminated by a decision by the German Federal Constitutional Court of August 8, 1978 (BVerfGE 49, pp. 89 et seq.). The Court held that the Atomic Energy Act could at least be applied to the prototype SNR 300 but that in case future scientific progress would prove the fast reactor to be particularly hazardous, the Constitution would require the legislator to re-examine whether the German atomic energy law was still a sufficient basis for granting nuclear licences for the fast breeder. The Court examined the case merely on the basis of the German Constitution and the national Atomic Energy Act and without taking international relations into consideration.
- Compare von Busekist. “Competences and Activities of International Organizations,” in: Pelzer, supra note 1, pp. 192 et seq.
- Euratom Treaty Art. 1, UNTS. vol. 298. pp. 11 and 167.
- Official Journal of the Communities (OJ) no. C 185. August 14. 1975, p. 1.
- O.J. no. C 286, November 30, 1978, p. 1.
- O.J. no. C 327, December 15, 1980, p. 34.
- O.J. no. L 388, December 15, 1983, p. 7.
- Compare minutes of the 23rd session of the Bundestag of June 20, 1986, p. 17315 et seq; furthermore: Entschließung des Bundesrates zu Fragen der Reaktorsicherheit und so Inbetriebnahme des Kernkraftwerkes Cattenom vom 26.9.1986, Bundesrat-Drucksache 329/86.
- Compare Lukes “Klagebefugnis und Verwaltungsverfahrensbeteiligung für ausl ändische Nachbarn am Beispiel des Atom-und Immissionsschutzrechts,” GewerbeArchiv 1986, p. 1 et seq.
- Some Länder are favourable to foreigners living abroad. They treat such foreigners and the citizens as equal (North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg). In Lower Saxony things are just the contrary: there the principle of absolute territoriality according to which such foreigners cannot be affected by German administrative decisions is supported. Bavaria is to be found in between: there foreigners may participate in the licensing procedure but they are not granted any rights. Compare Blickle “Verwaltungspraxis unter Berücksichtigung der Gegenseitigkeit der Bundesrepublik Deutschland mit den Nachbarstaaten,” Siebtes Deutsches Atomrechts-Symposium, 1983, p. 235 et seq.
- Compare information in: Energiewirtschaftliche Tagesfragen 1986, p. 536; in a decision of September 8, 1986 the administrative court in Strasburg dismissed the actions of numerous citizens; actions instituted by foreign cities, however, were formally accepted (decision by the 2nd Division NO 853/86, 86/1561). Now the court has to decide whether or not these actions are justified.
- Decision by the Administrative Court in Oldenburg dated February 6, 1985, 3 OS VG A 259/82, GewerbeArchiv 1986, p. 21.
- Decision by the Federal Administrative Court in Berlin dated December 17, 1986, 7 C 29.85, Deutsches Verwaltungsblatt DVBI 1987, p. 375.
- Compare Bernd Kunth, supra note 7, in Norbert Pelzer, pp. 189 et seq.
Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law
Volume 5, 1987 - Issue 3