27 measuring points in the area surrounding Asse
In the event that artificial radioactivity is enhanced, probes trigger alarm
The BfS has set up 27 measuring points in the area surrounding Asse. With these probes the radiation protection experts can measure artificial radioactivity.
In the Vahlberg district of Berklingen the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) has set up the 27th measuring point in the area surrounding Asse. The BfS has set up all probes as a confidence-building measure upon request of the population. So far, according to the BfS radiation protection experts, no probe has shown noticeable deviations from the normal radiation level.
In the area surrounding Asse, each citizen can control at any time where radioactive materials in the environment are registered. Should the radiation exposure increase because of artificial radioactivity in the event of an accident, this would be registered by the measuring probes and trigger an alarm.
The other 26 measuring points in a radius of ten kilometres in the area surrounding the Asse II repository are located in
- Remlingen (Asse repository),
- Remlingen (village),
- Groß Denkte,
- Wittmar,
- Kissenbrück,
- Ohrum,
- Wolfenbüttel and
- Schöppenstedt.
In a radius of 25 kilometres there are more measuring points in
- Hornburg,
- Liebenburg,
- Vienenburg,
- Cramme,
- Salzgitter-Lebenstedt,
- Salzgitter-Beddingen,
- Vechelde,
- Groß Gleidingen,
- Braunschweig PTB,
- Braunschweig-Watenbüttel,
- Cremlingen (district Schandelah),
- Königslutter,
- Ingeleben,
- Hötensleben and
- Badersleben.
Further three measuring points are located in
- Helmstedt,
- Sehlde as well as in
- Lengede-Broistedt.