Radiation protection, nuclear safety, radioactive waste disposal Tasks of the Federal Office for Radiation Protection

The Atomic Energy Act stipulates that nuclear facilities may only be constructed in accordance with state of the art science and technology. The administrative tasks of the Federal Government and of scientific research in the fields of radiological protection, radiological precaution, nuclear safety, transport of radioactive materials as well as construction and operation of federal facilities for long-term storage and disposal of radioactive wastes were brought together in the Federal Office of Radiation Protection (BfS). The activities and the present status of the BfS are described. (DG)SIGLEAvailable from TIB Hannover: RA 9494(1996,11) / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekDEGerman