Countermeasures against the Chernobyl Accident in Germany - 25 years of Lessons Learned

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1 Countermeasures against the Chernobyl Accident in Germany - 25 years of Lessons Learned Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Klaus Töpfer Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.v. (IASS Potsdam) IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

2 1) Information after the Chernobyl Accident Credible Trustworthy Reliable Reality: No information from the Soviet Union Consequence: online real-time information IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

3 2) Assessment of Information Application of guidelines such as WHO Assessments related to Quantity and Quality IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

4 3) Status of the destroyed reactor High quantity emission potential In the case of Chernobyl: sarcophagus IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

5 4) In Germany Regions differently affected IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

6 4) In Germany (cont d) No evacuation sides in Germany! Different cultures - most of the harvest was ploughed under in Germany, while nothing was done in France Priority areas for decondamination identified such as children s playgrounds (exchange of sand in sand boxes) IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

7 5) Governance implications (national) New Ministry installed: for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety an independent control from the economic use of nucelar energy secured The Federal Office for Radiation Protection Reactor Safety Commission German Radiation Protection Commission IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

8 5) Governance implications (federal states) Coordination and implementation of activities with national level, common duty (conference of environment ministers) Coordination with local level authorities, too IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

9 5) Governance implications (local level) Very active local level, thus: cooperation with civil society, NGOs, and ad hoc social movements IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

10 6) Political consequences (beyond administation) Very strong request for a new Energy Policy, particularly from civil society Future without Nuclear Overall, strong support for Green Party IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

11 7) Lessons Learned for running high-tech and high-risk technologies safely Independent control mechanisms Informed and investigative media A tradition of skilled workforce at a broad level A tradition of highly skilled scientists Availability of alternatives IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

12 8) Energy for the 21st Century globally Fossil Fuels Nuclear Renewables Energy efficiency IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

13 8) Energy for the 21st Century two cases SG Ban Ki-moon Sustainable Energy for all initiative (by 2030) The German Energy Change in line with the German lessons learned from Chernobyl, i.e. a 25 years (and more) time horizon! IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

14 9) Germany s current challenge - conditions for a successful energy change climate protection security of supply competitiveness research and innovation economic and financial as well as social viability avoiding one-sided import dependencies for Germany (Ethics Commission on a Safe Energy Supply) IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli

15 Thank you very much for your attention! Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.v. Berliner Straße 130 D Potsdam Web: IASS Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer Juli