CONSEQUENCES FOR GERMANY ARISING FROM THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT

The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station resulted in additi onal radiation exposure in Germany in the range of variance of the nat ural background exposure. Adequate measures were taken, and recommenda tions expressed to ensure that the additional radiation exposures rema ined within the range of variation also in regions with higher exposur es. The epidemiological studies conducted after the accident indicated no detectable health impacts as a consequence of the additional expos ures. A Radiation Protection Provision Act passed in the meantime htrs helped to repair the inadequacies recognized during the event in the areas of environmental radioactivity monitoring and provisions for suc h occurrences (limits, measures to be taken).