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BMU / Brigitte Hiss
Nuclear Safety
The safe and environmentally sound management of irradiated fuel elements from nuclear power plants, of radioactive
residues emanating from nuclear power, the decommissioning of nuclear facilities, industry, medicine and research
is an indispensible prerequisite for the use of radioactive material.
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Radiological Protection
Radiation can be harmful to humans and to the environment. Therefore, limit values are set to avoid any verifiable
damage. Whereas previous regulations only covered man-made radiation the new Radiation Protection Ordinance
(Strahlenschutzverordnung, StrlSchV), which entered into force on 1 August 2001, also includes raised levels of
radiation from natural sources.
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