Assessing, comparing and managing risks from energy supply strategies on a regional basis. A case study for Baden-Wuerttemberg

In this paper a regional case study within the envisaged joint inter-agency project on ''Assessing and Managing Health and Environmental Risks from Energy and Other Complex Industrial Systems'' is proposed for Baden Wuerttemberg. Baden-Wuerttemberg is a state located in the southwest of the Federal Republic of Germany, sharing about 15.1% of it's population and about 14.4% of it's area. Around 15.7% of the German Gross Domestic Product are obtained in Baden-Wuerttemberg. The Institut fuer Kernenergetik and Energiesysteme (IKE) has performed a number of studies dealing with the evaluation and reduction of emissions and risks of energy systems. So, a very detailed data base is available which can serve as a suitable basis for further investigations related to risk management. Consequently this paper consists of three main sections with emphasis on: description of research projects carried out by IKE in the field of energy systems and risk evaluations; description of aims and procedures of an ongoing study on restructuring measures for the energy system in Baden-Wuerttemberg and; the proposal for a regional case study on risk management in the energy field for Baden-Wuerttemberg. (author). 6 refs, 23 figs