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Nuclear Safety > The Convention on Nuclear Safety
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The Convention on Nuclear Safety
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(Source: IAEA)
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The International Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) aims at increasing the safety of civil nuclear power plants world-wide.
The Convention came into force on 24 October 1996. As of today there are 74 Contracting Parties including EURATOM. 11 Signatory States are not yet Contracting Parties to the Convention. Germany has been Contracting Party since 20 April 1997.
Since 1999 the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz - BfS) has been making substantial contributions to formulating the Convention. In addition to taking part in developing the German report the BfS takes over organisational tasks in the meetings and is actively involved in improving the process.
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Objectives, obligations and content
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In order to achieve and maintain a high level of nuclear safety worldwide the Convention on Nuclear Safety obligates the Contracting Parties to submit a National Report on the implementation of the Convention every three years and to participate in a Review Meeting.
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Review Process
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The Review Process within the framework of the Convention on Nuclear Safety comprises a Review Meeting every three years and further important steps.
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Fifth Review Process
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At the Fifth Review Meeting 2011, Germany presented its National Report and faced up to the questions of other Contracting Parties.
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