Press Releases and Information of DAtF
The arguments and statements of the German Federal Government regarding the continued operation of the remaining German nuclear power plants still in operation, which were published in the joint evaluation report of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of March 8, 2022 are commented on and assessed by the Kerntechnik Deutschland e.V. industrial association (KernD).
moreThe excellence of nuclear products and services from Germany as well as an outstanding safety culture make a significant contribution to increasing the safety of nuclear installations internationally.
moreGermany’s first nuclear facility, the Forschungsreaktor München FRM (Munich research reactor, FRM) went into operation on 31 October 1957. Even today, one of the world’s most powerful large-scale research facilities, the Research neutron source Heinz-Maier-Leibnitz FRM II (research reactor Munich II), is operated on the site, enabling cutting-edge research.
moreFor 60 years now, the General Conference of the 168 Member States of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, with reports from the members, from IAEA programs and bodies and numerous specialist events, has been the most important platform for international exchanges on nuclear energy policy, state research and development programs as well as for standardisation, especially in the field of security.
moreIn his speech at the 48th Annual Meeting on Nuclear Technology (AMNT 2017), the President of the DAtF (German Atomic Forum), Dr. Ralf Güldner, warned against the loss of nuclear expertise and of nuclear research and industry in Germany.
moreTo mark the 60th anniversary of the EURATOM Treaty on 25 March 2017, Dr. Ralf Güldner, President of the German Atomic Forum, said, “EURATOM has been a European success for decades."
moreThe German Atomic Forum welcomes the fact that with today’s adoption of the amendment to the Site Selection Act (StandAG) in the Bundestag, politicians have now described a binding path governing the search for and provision of a final repository for high active waste.
moreAccording to a survey by the Allensbach Institute (IfD Allensbach), a significant majority of the population supports research in the field of nuclear energy in Germany. Confidence has also increased in the existing safety precautions with regard to operation of the nuclear power plants.
moreA recent representative survey conducted by forsa on behalf of the DAtF shows that there is a huge need for information about the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear power plants and that the population is interested in the subject. There is also broad approval for exporting German expertise in the domain of decommissioning.
moreFollowing re-examination and in conjunction with a modified agreement with the investors, the government of the United Kingdom has agreed the Hinkley Point C (HPC) construction project with its two new nuclear power plant units.
moreDr. Ralf Güldner, President of the German Atomic Forum: “Despite some controversy, a substantial report has been prepared.”
moreDr. Ralf Güldner, President of the German Atomic Forum: “Approaching the finishing line, the Commission is running an unnecessary risk of putting its work and its recommendations to the Bundestag and Bundesrat in a bad light by violating the consensus orientation of the Site Selection Act or of overextending its mandate at the expense of the procedure’s feasibility.”
moreOn the occasion of the 47th Annual Meeting on Nuclear Technology (AMNT 2016), the President of the German Atomic Forum, Dr. Ralf Güldner, called for important joint decisions with policy-makers.
moreAt the 21st Conference of the Parties on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris, a binding agreement was reached based on national climate protection contributions.
moreThe German Atomic Forum is commemorating the 60th anniversary of the first Geneva Conference (International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy) which took place from 8 to 20 August 1955 under the leadership of the United Nations (UN).
moreThe 46th Annual Meeting on Nuclear Technology (AMNT) is taking place in Berlin from 5 to 7 May.
moreThe German Atomic Forum welcomes the fact that, with the publication of a draft on the National Waste Management Program, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB) is presenting a holistic overview from its point of view on the management of radioactive waste materials.
moreIn the first half of October 2014, electricity production from nuclear energy exceeded the 5,000 terawatt hour (TWh) mark in Germany for the first time since it first started to be used.
moreThe German Atomic Forum regrets the closure of exploration area 1 in the Gorleben salt dome which was announced today by the Federal Ministry for the Environment.
moreThe DAtF considers the high safety standards of German plants to have been confirmed by the amendment to the Nuclear Safety Directive adopted today (8 July) by the Council of the European Union.
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