The Federal Environment Ministry recommends using a maximum permissible radiation exposure level for radiation contamination from ships and goods which arrive in Germany from Japan. more

In view of a "Spiegel" report on imports of contaminated stainless steel from India to Germany, entitled "Gefahr im Container" (Danger from containers), the Federal Environment Ministry declares: Last Tuesday (10 February 2009) the Federal Environment Ministry informed the public of findings of radioactively contaminated stainless steel products from India in several German Länder. more

The Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) today presented an epidemiological study on child cancer in the vicinity of German nuclear power plants. more

www.bfs.de: Epidemiological study on child cancer in the vicinity of German nuclear power plants (in German only)