PR 16 of 2010
König: We must show an early interest in questions of radiation protection when expanding the electricity grid
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The rapid expansion of the power supply system is the prerequisite for fulfilling the Federal government’s ambitious objective to meet 80% of the electricity need in Germany with renewable energies by 2050. In this, attention must be paid to questions of radiation protection from the start. This was emphasised by Wolfram König, President of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) today during the presentation of his office’s annual report in Salzgitter.
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PR 14 of 2010
Does radiation cause diseases?
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Be it mobile phones, cordless phones or WLAN – there’s radiation in all areas of everyday life. As to what effects it can have on man and how it can be measured, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) provides information at the International Radio Exhibition (IFA), taking place in Berlin September 3-8. As every year, the exhibition will showcase many technical innovations and wireless networks.
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PR 13 of 2010
RWE has transferred electricity volumes from Mülheim-Kärlich to Biblis B
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With effect from 28 June 2010, the nuclear power plant operator RWE Power AG has transferred a residual electricity volume of 8,100 gigawatt hours (GWh) from the decommissioned Mülheim-Kärlich NPP (KMK) to the Biblis B NPP. Thus, on 30 June 2010 the residual electricity volume is now 13,989 GWh instead of previously 5,889 GWh. RWE Power has reported the transfer to the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS).
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PR 12 of 2010
Good news for patients: Radiation exposure in X-ray examinations can be reduced
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Each X-ray examination is associated with exposure to radiation. To achieve better protection of patients, the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) has been working on avoiding unnecessary X-ray examinations and optimising necessary examinations and at the same time reducing the radiation exposure involved. For this purpose, the BfS introduced diagnostic reference values in August 2003 – as has been provided for in the X-ray Ordinance – , which have now been updated.
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PR 11 of 2010
No enhanced risk of deformity for newborn babies in the vicinity of Biblis and Philippsburg
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There is no enhanced risk in the near vicinity of the nuclear power plant sites of Biblis and Philippsburg for toddlers being born with a deformity than there is for children in other regions of Germany. This is the result of a study of the University of Mainz Register of Births carried out on behalf of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS). In the vicinity of these nuclear power plants, the study determined the frequency of congenital deformities and compared the data with the deformity frequency in a region where there is no nuclear power plant.
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PR 10 of 2010
With healthy skin through the summer
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During holiday time many people can hardly wait for the sun to shine – and chances are not bad as actually some very sunny and warm days have been forecast. “To be able to enjoy the weather without risk one should pay attention to the right sun protection. Because the sun also has its dark sides,” Florian Emrich, spokesman of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), explained today in Salzgitter.
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PR 08 of 2010
Sun – that’s safe!
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Tanking up on sun in the summer: the mere thought is enough to lift your spirits. Nevertheless a careless approach to the sun can have serious consequences for your health – despite the fact that prevention is simple. With its information campaign “Sun – that’s safe!” the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) aims to demonstrate the best prevention methods and why effective sun protection is crucial. At the launch today BfS President Wolfram König presented the BfS UV infomobile in Lübeck, which will be touring numerous cities in northern and southern Germany in the run-up to the summer holidays.
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PR 07 of 2010
Avoiding sunburn with UV index
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“Enjoy the sun – but use your wits. The UV index is an important tool for this,” the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) advises. The UV index (UVI) describes the highest sunburn effective irradiation level caused by the sun during the day on a horizontal level. In the summertime the BfS provides daily prognoses of the UV index.
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PR 04 of 2010
Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) receives sustainable construction award
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“Responsibility for man and the environment” – a mission statement also applied by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) to its construction projects: the BfS has recently been awarded a silver “German Seal of Approval for Sustainable Building” (DGNB) for its new laboratory in Berlin-Karlshorst. The building was completed in August 2009 and subsequently commissioned.
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PR 03 of 2010
Safety analysis: waste transports to the Konrad final repository pose no risk
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The transportation of radioactive waste to the Konrad final repository poses no risk to the population, transportation staff, or the environment. This is the conclusion of a safety analysis conducted by the Gesellschaft für Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS); the findings apply not only to normal transport activities but also to any potential accidents which may occur as a result. The "Konrad Transport Study 2009" thus confirms calculations produced by the GRS as long ago as 1991 on behalf of the Federal Ministry of the Environment and the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS).
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PR 02 of 2010
BfS issues modification licence for the Gorleben transport cask storage facility
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The licence permits the use in future of the new cask type CASTOR® HAW28M at the Gorleben interim storage facility for the storage of highly active glass blocks produced during the reprocessing of irradiated nuclear fuel from German reactors in the French reprocessing plant AREVA NC at La Hague. Furthermore the 4th modification licence includes an alteration in the design of the previously authorised French TN85 transport and storage casks.
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PR 01 of 2010
Decommissioning the Asse mine: the BfS presents comparison of options outcome
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Concerning the subsequent handling of the radioactive waste stored at Asse II and according to the present state of knowledge, its retrieval from the mine is now judged to be the best option. This is the outcome of a comparison of options held on the decommissioning of Asse. “We not only face a huge scientific and technical challenge – we will only be able to secure permanent safety with the co-operation of the local community”, stated the president of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), Wolfram König, today during the presentation of the outcome in Hanover. Other options examined in addition to retrieval were the backfilling of Asse or the relocation of waste into deeper areas of the mine. According to the present state of knowledge, retrieving the waste would provide a guarantee of permanent safety.
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