Federal Office for Radiation Protection at didacta

What is radioactivity? Does it exist in nature? Where do radioactive wastes originate and where are they to go? Experts from the Federal Office for Radiation Protection provide answers to these and other questions at the didacta exhibition in Hanover from 14 to 18 February 2012.

Each day between 9.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m., the BfS provides information about its fields of work and the following topics at stall no. J37 in hall 14:

• Radioactive waste disposal
• Environmental radioactivity
• Mobile communication
• UV protection

The BfS relies on clarity: Apart from personal talks, animations help understand the complex topic of radioactive waste disposal. The ubiquitous environmental radioactivity, on the other hand, can actually be recorded. A working model of a measuring probe shows the values prevailing in the hall.

Not radioactive, but still a topic for the BfS, is the own mobile phone. At the stall visitors can measure the level of electromagnetic radiation of their mobile phones and how much energy is taken up by the body during a phone call. A brochure provides information to pupils about the way mobile telecommunication is working and about possible health risks.

In good time before the warm season, the BfS also presents its proven teaching material on the topic of UV protection. Since each sunburn during childhood increases the risk of skin cancer significantly, it is vital to teach children appropriate sun protection at an early age. Worksheets and information material for children and youths, parents, teaching and education personnel communicate the necessary knowledge of appropriate sun protection in an age-appropriate manner.

The BfS stall in short

Hanover exhibition ground
Hall 14, stall J37
14. to 18 February 2012
9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Phone: 0151/46155035

Topics

• Radioactive waste disposal
• Environmental radioactivity
• Mobile communication
• UV protection