Structure and problems of the project approval procedure in the context of the atomic energy act

The authors dicusses the problem of the project approval procedure for radioactive waste repositories unter the presumption that the project of an underground repository has to be considered in the legal understanding as the construction and operation of a mine and has to guarantee the final disposal of radioactive wastes. This means that the approval procedure has to be treated not only in the context of the atomic energy act, but also in the context of mining law