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Radioactive radiation in Germany: Map of the Federal Office shows pollution in the regions

2022-03-14T15:00:31.310Z


Radioactive radiation in Germany: Map of the Federal Office shows pollution in the regions Created: 03/14/2022, 15:50 By: Dennis Liedschulte Concerns about radioactive radiation have increased in Germany since the Ukraine war. A map now provides information about the pollution in the various regions. Munich – The nuclear power plants Chernobyl (about 1800 kilometers) and Zaporizhia (about 2200


Radioactive radiation in Germany: Map of the Federal Office shows pollution in the regions

Created: 03/14/2022, 15:50

By: Dennis Liedschulte

Concerns about radioactive radiation have increased in Germany since the Ukraine war.

A map now provides information about the pollution in the various regions.

Munich – The nuclear power plants Chernobyl (about 1800 kilometers) and Zaporizhia (about 2200 kilometers) are far away from Munich.

Nevertheless, in the event of an incident or catastrophe, there could be leakages of radioactive radiation.

This could also reach Germany through winds.

The danger is not acute at the moment, but it is there.

Radiation in Germany: concerns about Chernobyl and Zaporizhia

In Germany there is a wide network of measuring points where radioactive radiation is checked regularly.

Users can query the so-called radiation level directly and receive real-time results (more news from the world department at

Merkur.de

).

How does the map provided by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) work?

You can see a map of Germany with numerous circles.

The circles symbolize the measurement areas and have different colors.

Radioactive radiation in Germany: Measuring points on an interactive map show current values

The colors are to be equated with the intensity of the radiation.

The numbers in the circles indicate how many measuring probes are present.

It is possible to use a zoom function, so not only Germany can be seen in its entirety, but also a region in detail.

What values ​​are given on the map and what do they mean in terms of radiation?

According to the BfS, the map shows the local gamma dose rate (ODL), which is measured in microsieverts per hour (µSv/h).

According to the BfS, the natural ODL in Germany is between 0.05 and 0.18 µSv/h.

The Radiation Protection Act in Germany specifies a limit value for human protection of 1 millisievert per calendar year.

A value of 20 millisievert applies to people who are exposed to radiation at work.

As the

Focus

reports, in the worst case of exceeding the measured values, there is a warning for the population.

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Radioactive radiation in Germany: measuring points show how high it is.

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On a positive note, all 1623 measuring points in Germany are currently showing values ​​between 0.08 µSv/h and 0.014 µSv/h.

It is interesting, however, that there is a clear north-south gradient.

Radioactive radiation in Germany: North has lower values

The values ​​north of the curve Cologne, Hanover, Berlin are around 0.08 µSv/h.

The values ​​south of this arc at 0.08 µSv/h to 0.14 µSv/h.

Values ​​of around 0.14 µSv/h are measured in the Rhine-Main area, near Stuttgart and Freiburg and on the border between the federal states of Saxony and Bavaria and the Czech Republic and in Thuringia.

At the moment, this means the all-clear: There are no signs of increased radiation in Germany.

The current values ​​are in the normal range.

Nevertheless, in the course of the Ukraine war, many people are afraid of a nuclear incident or catastrophe.

Russian troops have occupied the Chernobyl and Zaporizhia nuclear power plants.

Various media have reported on incidents that are said to have taken place at the nuclear power plants.

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Radiation in Germany: Incidents in Ukraine

However, the situation is unclear and it is currently difficult to distinguish between valid information and Ukrainian allegations against Russia.

According to Spiegel

, there is no electricity for the cooling systems

in Chernobyl .

According to reports, this happened during the fighting.

However, the fear is unfounded.

Sven Dokter from the Society for Plant and Reactor Safety (GRS) in Cologne explained to Der Spiegel that despite the failure of the cooling system, there should be no damage to the

shell

.

Chernobyl is a decommissioned nuclear power plant.

Despite the lack of electricity, the heat development is no longer enough.

Radiation in Germany: Several institutions are responding to fears

The situation at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant is different.

According to information from the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA, contact was lost there.

In detail, it says that the data connection to the monitoring devices has failed.

Although there are currently no critical effects, the situation is worrying.

In addition to the BfS map, which shows a total of 1623 measuring points in Germany, the team led by meteorologist Jörg Kachelmann has also created an interactive map.

This should show how possible hazardous substances - including radioactive radiation - are distributed via winds in Europe.

Despite the worrying reports from Ukraine about the nuclear power plants, there is currently no reason to panic.

The reports from both Chernobyl and Zaporizhia are worrying but not dangerous.

Source: merkur

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