Ionising radiation Occupational radiation exposure reaches lowest value

The level of radiation exposure of individuals occupationally exposed to radiation in Germany has further decreased within the past few years. The annual average reached 0.66 millisievert (mSv) in 2010. That is the lowest value since the beginning of radiation exposure monitoring. This is the result of an evaluation of the radiation protection register carried out by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS). "This finding demonstrates that the central radiation protection monitoring pays off: Occupationally exposed people now experience lower radiation exposures than in the past", said a BfS speaker.