Indemnification for the consequences of a nuclear power phaseout?

Considering the precedents of the German Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG), there can be no doubt that the fundamental policy decision in favour of or against the peaceful use of nuclear energy for power generation is not a matter of constitutional law but belongs to the political competences of the legislature. The Federal Government as the legislative body is not tied down to earlier policy decisions of former governments. This legal appraisal confirms a government's right to change policy and opt out of nuclear power. The contribution here discusses the conditions set by constitutional law and the precedents with respect to implementation of a Federal law for nuclear power phaseout. (orig./CB)