Radiological Protection Ordinance

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Ordinance on the Protection against Damage and Injuries Caused by Ionizing Radiation (Strahlenschutzverordnung - StrlSchV) dated 20^th July 2001, last amendment 29^th August 2008. Together with the X-ray Ordinance, the Radiological Protection Ordinance is intended to ensure that the aim of the Atomic Energy Act is achieved: to protect life, health and property against the hazards of nuclear energy and the harmful effect of ionizing radiation. The Radiological Protection Ordinance is the code of conduct for achievement of the principle of radiation protection:

• any unnecessary radiation exposure or contamination of persons, property or the environment is to be avoided,

• any radiation exposure or contamination of persons, property or the environment is to be kept as low as possible, even below the stipulated limit values, considering the state of the art and science as well as all circumstances of the individual case.

The Radiological Protection Ordinance of 2001 adopts the Euratom basic standards for radiation protection modified as a result of the new recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection ICRP Publication 60.

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