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ParagraphenHere you will find laws, ordinances, and guidelines applying to nuclear engineering, nuclear safety, waste management, and radiation protection in Germany. The Federal Office for Radiation Protection has summarised these legal texts in the Handbook on Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection.
 
Handbook on Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection
 
Computerbildschirm und Buch zur Erstellung des Handbuchs für Reaktorsicherheit und Strahlenschutz The Handbook on Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (short summary) contains legal and sublegal regulatory documents applicable in Germany. The documents concern to the fields of nuclear safety, disposal, transport of radioactive material as well as protection against ionising and non-ionising radiation. In addition, the Handbook offers international provisions and further information about nuclear technology and radiation protection. Most of the documents are only available in German - except of the documents in Annex A.1-English Translations.
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Legal Provisions frequently used
 
The most important laws and ordinances are provided here for your convenience:

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Dose coefficients to calculate radiation exposure
 
To protect the general public the radiation exposure shall be limited. The dose limits are calculated using the dose coefficients which you can find here (PDFs available in German only). more...


   
Handbook on Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection
 
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