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Electromagnetic fields
- What are electromagnetic fields?
- Static and low-frequency fields
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Ionising radiation
- What is ionising radiation?
- Radioactivity in the environment
- Applications in medicine
- Applications in daily life and in technology
- Effects
- What are the effects of radiation?
- Effects of selected radioactive materials
- Consequences of a radiation accident
- Cancer and leukaemia
- Genetic radiation effects
- Individual radiosensitivity
- Epidemiology of radiation-induced diseases
- Ionising radiation: positive effects?
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- Radiation Protection Act
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Frequently used legal provisions
The most important laws and ordinances are provided here for your convenience:
Following is a list of the most frequently used laws and regulations. The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BfE) provides bilingual editions (English/German) without assuming liability. In case of discrepancies the German text as legally published shall prevail.
- Atomic Energy Act
- Nuclear Financial Security Ordinance
- Cost Ordinance under the Atomic Energy Act
- Precautionary Radiation Protection Act
- Radiation Protection Ordinance
- Act on the Establishement of a Federal Office for Radiation Protection
The Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management (BfE) also provides a list of English translations of regulatory documents available regarding nuclear safety and radiation protection (Chapter A.1 of the Handbook on Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection).
State of 2018.08.14