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Working at the BfS

At the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), more than 500 employees work at a total of seven sites. The challenging jobs in the scientific-technical field at the BfS require the interaction of a variety of disciplines – both on a professional and a communicative level. The constantly evolving state-of-the-art of science and technology is content, benchmark and motivation of our work.

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Sites

This page provides an overview of the various offices staffed by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection and their different locations within Germany.

The headquarters of the BfS are in Salzgitter; other specialist divisions are based in Berlin, Neuherberg near Munich, Bonn, Rendsburg and Freiburg. The Competence Center for Electromagnetic Fields is based in Cottbus. This page contains the exact location of the offices with maps and directions on how to find them.

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BfS research programme

The research programme of the BfS specifies the research needs for the period from 2022-2026, which results from its legal mandate and the goals of the BfS derived from it.

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Tasks

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) is an organisationally independent scientific-technical higher federal authority in the portfolio of the Federal Environment Ministry.

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Research concept

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) works to ensure the safety and protection of people and the environment from harm caused by ionising and non-ionising radiation. We are an independent scientific and technical authority in the portfolio of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV). When performing our tasks, we act within the framework of the technical and legal supervision of the BMUV.

Departmental research

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) supports the Federal Ministry for the Environment in planning and implementing the research programme both at technical and scientific level. In the area of radiation protection the BfS is responsible for the planning, scientific preparation and supervision as well as for the evaluation of the research projects.

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