Federal Office for Radiation Protection of Germany

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The Federal Office for Radiation Protection of Germany is the national authority responsible for protecting the public and the environment from the harmful effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation through research, regulation, and monitoring.

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instanceOf federal agency
national radiation protection authority
abbreviation BfS
cooperatesWith European Commission
International Atomic Energy Agency
International Commission on Radiological Protection
World Health Organization
country Germany
follows German Radiation Protection Act
German Radiation Protection Ordinance
headquartersLocation Berlin
Freiburg im Breisgau
Neuherberg
linked to: Oberschleißheim

Salzgitter
issues radiation protection guidelines
recommendations on medical use of ionizing radiation
reference levels for radon in buildings
locatedIn Germany
Lower Saxony
nativeName Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz
operates German radioactivity monitoring network
central dose register for occupationally exposed persons
national radon database
parentOrganization Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
performs dosimetry research
epidemiological studies on radiation effects
radiation research
radioecology research
responsibleFor UV radiation protection
approval of transport of radioactive materials
electromagnetic field exposure assessment
emergency preparedness for nuclear and radiological events
management of radioactive waste data and registers
monitoring environmental radioactivity
nuclear safety tasks in radiation protection
protection from ionizing radiation
protection from non-ionizing radiation
public information on radiation risks
radiation monitoring of the population
radiation protection
radiation protection in consumer products
radiation protection in medicine
radiation protection in occupational settings
radon protection and monitoring
supervision of interim storage of radioactive waste
sector environmental protection
nuclear safety
public health
website https://www.bfs.de

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BMUV oversees Federal Office for Radiation Protection
linked to: Federal Office for Radiation Protection of Germany
Federal Office for Radiation Protection of Germany nativeName Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz
linked to: Federal Office for Radiation Protection of Germany
Morsleben radioactive waste repository managedBy Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz
subject linked to: Morsleben
linked to: Federal Office for Radiation Protection of Germany