Area below the 800-m level in the Asse mine.

Science of the structure of the earth’s crust and the movements of the single crust parts.

Treatment of diseases by irradiation of the body from outside.

Nuclear power plant in the South Bohemian Temelin, Czech Republic. The existence of the NPP is questionable from the point of view of safety and economy and is accompanied by a transboundary environmental impact assessment (EIA).

Installations where spent fuel elements are stored so long on the site of a nuclear power plant in suitable transport and storage containers until a decentralised interim storage facility is available, at maximum for 6 to 8 years, however.

Damaging the fruit, causes deformities of the seedling due to chemical and physical agents.

Types of diseases investigated in epidemiological studies. Among the "hard" terminal points are e. g. overall mortality rate, selected causes of death, cancer diseases, etc. while "weak" terminal points are diseases such as headaches, sensitivities disturbances, etc..

Term for all processes, powers and forms existing on solid land.

Radiation emanating from natural radionuclides and their decay products available in the soils and rocks of the earth's crust.

Tesla is the unit of magnetic flux density.

Terrestrial Trunked Radio. European radio standard. TETRA is used for the Digital Radio of Security Authorities and Organisations at frequencies between 380 and 395 MHz.

Thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLD) can be used to detect ionising radiation (radioactivity). Thermoluminescence describes the capability of a material to emit the previously stored energy in the form of light when the material is heated. The level of ionising radiation is determined by evaluating the quantity of emitted light. This is directly proportional to the energy taken up originally.

Damage occurs only when a minimum dose is exceeded.

Gas-filled switch duct similar to an amplifier duct (triode) whose main discharge is initiated by a grid-like electrode. These ducts are used for the impulse modulation of magnetrons and other oscillators and as quick electronic switches. Larger structural forms serve for engine management systems, controlled rectifiers or to handle more efficient switches.

Procedure which enables within the scope of digital telecommunication to transfer several calls simultaneously on one transmitting frequency. Each call is assigned one time division in which the temporally distributed transmitting signals (digitised and compressed language "packages") are transmitted. In the GSM system, for instance, 8 time divisions of 577 µs each are used to transmit up to 8 talks simultaneously.

Top of salt dome is a horizontal surface above salt deposits or salt domes generated by "leaching". Mostly a so-called cap rock is situated on the top of salt dome consisting of the hardly soluble components of the leached off salt.

Number of decays per time unit occurring in the radioactive waste.

Device for moving the platform lorries, arranged between the tracks.

Hall in which the transport units are taken from railway wagons and lorries or respectively the exchange pallets are returned to the wagons or lorries.

Assaults from the sea over large areas of the mainland.

Electrical power emitted from an antenna.

With respect to nuclear transports, transport licences are granted by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection if the legal prerequisites are complied with, in particular the precaution against damage according to the state-of-the-art of science and technology.

Reusable device to transport cylindrical waste packages.

alternative

• radioactive waste

Unit consisting of certain container types and exchange pallets with waste packages.

alternative

• radioactive waste

All-wheel drive vehicle, not rail-borne.

Conditioning radioactive waste means treating it in a special manner with the help of special procedures, such as crushing, packaging, drying, combusting, melting or cementing. The end product may then be disposed of in Konrad if it is in compliance with the Konrad waste acceptance requirements. These waste packages are especially permitted for Konrad but for no other repository.

Radioactive isotope of hydrogen with 2 neutrons and 1 proton in the nucleus, forming the decay products helium-3 and emitting beta radiation during decay, physical half-life ca. 12.3 years, effective half-life when taken up once ca. 10 days. Tritium can replace hydrogen in all metabolic processes, no enrichment over the food chain.