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Information material
The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) provides you free of charge with information about many key topics around radiation protection. Information comes either as comprehensive “brochure”, on a few pages in the format “Radiation topics” or as compact information in an “info sheet”.
When accessing the website where you will find the publication, another button “Order” appears under the button “Printer safe version”. By pressing this button you can order free of charge the information bulletin displayed there.
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Information material on the topic radiation protection
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The Federal Office for Radiation Protection’s core task is the protection of man and environment from the consequences of various types of radiation. Here you will find texts dealing with the entire range of tasks; however, what you will also find is information for special situations.
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Information material on the topic transport/storage
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 Radioactive substances applied in the utilisation of nuclear energy, in medicine, research or industry or accruing as waste need to be transported, stored intermediately or ultimately disposed of. To be able to do this, legal and technical requirements need to be fulfilled and various interests need to be taken into consideration.
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Information material on the topic repositories
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 People use radioactive substances in manifold ways such as the generation of power, in medicine and industry. In doing so, radioactive waste accrues which needs to be disposed of safely on account of the associated hazards. In Germany the state is responsible for radioactive waste disposal. Storage in deep geological formations and their subsequent permanent sealing is considered an appropriate solution for the disposal of all types of radioactive waste in Germany.
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Information material on the topic ionising radiation
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 Ionising radiation includes both electromagnetic radiation (such as X-ray and gamma radiation) and particle radiation (such as alpha, beta and neutron radiation). When passing through matter – for example through a cell or an organism – ionising radiation emits energy. If this energy is high enough, it can lead to radiation damages. Ionising radiation is both part of nature and a result of human activities. Natural radioactive substances exist in man and in the soil and rocks of the Earth’s crust. In medicine, research, technology and by utilising nuclear energy radioactive substances are used effectively and produced artificially.
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Information material on the topic optical radiation
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 Optical radiation comprises ultraviolet radiation (UV), the light that is visible to man, and infrared radiation (IR). The natural source for either types of radiation is the sun. Excessive exposure to natural or artificial UV radiation (such as use of sunbeds) can lead to a high risk in terms of immediate or long-term damage to eye and skin.
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Information material on the topic nuclear engineering
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 In nuclear power plants electric power is generated by nuclear fission. Besides there are nuclear reactors for research purposes and facilities for nuclear fuel supply and waste management of these reactors. As a result of the potential danger associated with their operation, all nuclear facilities are licensed and surveyed by regulatory authorities in accordance with strict requirements. In case of an event occurring in such a facility, it needs to be reported and documented in detail. Subsequently the event undergoes an in-depth safety-related evaluation. Comprehensive safety requirements also need to be complied with in the decommissioning of nuclear facilities, such as the dismantling of a nuclear power plant.
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Information material on the topic electromagnetic fields
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 By using certain technologies, such as those that are used for power supply and mobile telecommunication, electrical, magnetic and electromagnetic fields develop in the environment of man. As opposed to ionising radiation, for example X-ray radiation, the energy of this type of radiation is not sufficient to charge atoms and molecules electrically. In spite of that, this type of radiation can have health effects. Different concepts serve both the protection from immediate dangers and as precaution.
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