Developments in nuclear law in 1994

The Federal Administrative Court, higher administrative courts, administrative courts and regional courts again had to deal with the Hanau fuel element factory, the Morsleben repository for radioactive waste, the Gorleben exploratory mine, and with the nuclear power stations at Obrigheim, Kruemmel, and Brunsbuettel also in 1994. More and more frequently, claims for damages raised by the Federal Government or by operators against state governments bent on opting out of nuclear power are dealt with before courts of law. Appeals lodged by the parties in litigation, or disputes about the amount of damages, have so far prevented any legally binding court decision from being expressed. (orig.)