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  The Federal Office for Radiation Protection
BfS works for the safety and protection of man and the environment against damages due to ionising and non-ionising radiation. In the field of ionising radiation there are, e. g., X-ray diagnostics in medicine, safety in the handling of radioactive substances in nuclear technology and the protection against enhanced natural radioactivity. The work in the field of non-ionising radiation includes the protection against ultraviolet radiation and the effects of mobile communication.
Of special importance are, in addition to the defence against immediate hazards, the precautions for the protection of the general public, persons employed in the working world as well as patients in the medical field.
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Information on the licensing procedure for the AVR fuel elements from the Jülich Research Centre
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The Jülich Research Centre filed an application for the storage of AVR fuel elements in the Ahaus Interim Storage Facility on 24 September 2009 and, on 4 October 2010 for the transport of these fuel elements to Ahaus. Generally the following applies in case of transport and storage licences according to Atomic Energy Act: What is to be done with the radioactive material is incumbent upon the applicant or, respectively, the owner of radioactive material, which would in this case be the Jülich Research Centre. The applicant needs to furnish proof that the necessary safety is guaranteed for his project.
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Solarienverbot für Minderjährige: Verfassungsgericht bestätigt gesetzliche Regelung
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Seit August 2009 ist Minderjährigen der Besuch von Solarien untersagt (§ 4 des Gesetzes zum Schutz vor nichtionisierender Strahlung bei der Anwendung am Menschen). Das Bundesverfassungsgericht bestätigt dieses Verbot nun mit seiner Entscheidung, die Verfassungsbeschwerde einer Minderjährigen, ihrer Eltern und eines Solarienbetreibers nicht zur Verhandlung anzunehmen. Es bezieht sich dabei auf wissenschaftliche Erkenntnisse aus der Forschung zum Strahlenschutz, wonach die unsachgemäße Bestrahlung der Haut zu Schädigungen bis hin zu Hautkrebs führen kann. So fanden die Wissenschaflter heraus, dass insbesondere bei Kindern und Jugendlichen, die regelmäßig ins Solarium gehen, das Risiko, an Hautkrebs zu erkranken, um 75 Prozent erhöht ist.
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Competences in repository supervision
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Despite occasional statements otherwise, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) neither executes a supervision under nuclear law in terms of repositories, nor does it supervise itself.
In no case does the BfS approve itself its works. It is rather being comprehensively controlled and supervised by several institutions at the same time.
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