Today I am going to take rest after carrying baggage to next shelter. I left Pirot and rode train for more than 2 hours. I arrived at shelter in front of Nis station, and took rest. Nis is a city with a population of 200,000.

I reviewed again the materials of ‘Agenda of No-nukes policy of Germany’ which were posted in August, 2019 edition of webzine. Executive staff Lee Seung Eun and I made the manuscript public in July, 2019.

[발제문] 독일 탈원전 연구의 아젠다(이원영 수원대교수, 이승은 국토미래연구소연구원)
Here, I introduce the subtitles and themes which were reviewed at the webzine.
1. Summary of No-nukes policy in Germany
– The particulars and present state of German no-nukes policy: History of No-nukes and implications for Earth village
– The summary of German no-nukes policy and chronology
– It is necessary to study more about the contents which German ambassador to Korea indicated.
2. Fact-checking of controversial issues related with electricity supply
– How did Germany become a country exporting electricity even after declaration of nu-nukes policy?
– The change of electricity supply & grid technology, and implications
3. Citizens’ campaign and public opinion
– The particulars of citizens’ campaign in early days and the growth of public sector
– Coalition of German political parties, and trial and error in decision making process of no-nukes
– What is the contribution of Green Party? How to apply to other countries?
– What is the role of religious sector in the process of no-nukes?
– The underlying reason of no-nukes policy supported by both Catholics and Protestants
– The role of various research institutes and academic community
4. Human rights and ethics
– Interpretation of German law as a basic human right to live safe
– The particulars of declaration of nu-nukes policy in 2011
– Role of ethics committee consisting of 17 members
– Ethics of decision making related with nuclear energy
– The contents of curriculum related with no-nukes at school system

5. Social costs of nuclear energy
– How does Germany compute social cost of nuclear energy?
6. Politics and National institutions
– Particulars and effectiveness of important legislation which encouraged no-nukes and energy-shift
– How did renewable energy act (2000) facilitate energy-shift?
– The coordination between central government and local government after declaration of no-nukes policy
– Trend in leading cases of German court after Kalkar verdict
– How to cope with fake news?

7. Safety of citizens
– How is the monitoring system of nuclear power plants operating?
– How do the citizens watch out the hazards of NPT and radiation?
– Construction of NPT management system and risk prevention system in EU and Germany
– In case of nuclear accident, what is the risk management system and preventive measures of disaster?
– How did the legal system related with nuclear safety change?
– Voluntary publicity of nuclear risks and system of whistle-blowing

8. Dismantling NPT
– The German experience of dismantling NPT, present status, and future plan
– The coordination process among university/research institutions/companies in NPT dismantling business

9. Problem of nuclear waste
– German handling of nuclear waste: what is the status of nuclear waste treatment?
10. Energy self-sufficiency and energy-shift
– German viewpoint of energy as a power: participatory energy and monopolistic energy
– Status of renewable energy technology led by Germany
– The relationship between employment and energy-shift
– Economic contribution by energy-shift cooperative unions
– Energy-shift policy and change of finance/adminstration/institution
– How to make self-sufficient city in energy?
– Ecological effects of energy-shift
– Change of eco-architecture
11. Market and company
– Response of market and corporational measures in times of no-nukes: new trend after declaration for no-nukes by Siemens and other companies like E-on, RWE, and so on.
12. The task of no-nukes in Earth village
– How does Germany cope with the climate crisis and no-nukes?
– The resistance of old energy concern (pro-nukes supporters): the activities of international nuclear mafia in Germany and counter-measures by no-nukes supporters

For more information, you can find the full text of the article regarding German Ambassador Schtephan Hour in September, 2017 at the site below.

https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20170928092100003

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To study German case and present status is very important for us and Earth village as well. I expect experts in various fields to research on these topics.

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