In Germany, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear
Safety (BMU) has asked the German Commission on Radiological Protection (SSK) to provide
advice on the revision of the German “Radiological Fundamentals for Decisions on Measures
for the Protection of the Population against Accidental Releases of Radionuclides”
(Radiologische Grundlagen). A working group has been established to guide the preparation
of a new version of that document. It was asked that the revision has to consider most
relevant publications of international bodies such as ICRP, EC and IAEA. Therefore, the
ICRP recommendations 103, 109 and 111 have to be considered together with the draft
documents of the European Union and the IAEA Basic Safety Standards. Recommendations of
working groups of NEA (WPNEM) as well as the EPAL working group of HERCA (Heads of
European Radiological Protection Competent Authorities) will be also taken into account.
Within the discussion it turned out that the practical application of the new
recommendation for professionals working in the operational community is extremely
important. As the current recommendations are widely accepted and operational all over
Germany, it was investigated to which extent the current procedures can be taken over with
minor modifications.