Risk
assessment and development of options for possible precautionary
concepts for non-ionizing radiation
Problem:
The Ordinance on Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) of the
Federal Emissions Control Act (26. BimSchV) stipulates
compliance with scientifically based limit values to
prevent the occurrence of damage. The forthcoming amendment
of the Ordinance enables additional precautionary concepts
to be included and the risk potential to be reduced.
Different precautionary concepts with varying guiding
principles and points of intervention can be extracted
from similar situations. The selection and application
of appropriate precautionary concepts requires the seizing
up of numerous and diverse aspects such as technical
feasibility, economic efficiency, ecological harmony,
legal implications, public acceptance, and capacity
to achieve international consensus.
Goal:
The goal of the project is to compile a number of feasible
precautionary concepts, to investigate their scientific
basis, and to discuss their possible impacts. On the
basis of these analyses, a definitive recommendation
will be developed for adoption in the amendment of the
26th Ordinance of the German Federal Emissions Control
Act (26. BimSchV).
Procedure:
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determination
of fundamental ideas, goals, measures, and basic
suitability for the practical application of different
precautionary concepts
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initial
workshop with experts
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identification
of the status and specific problems of precautionary
concepts in different areas |
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analysis
of application areas and codification |
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compilation
and valuation of precautionary measures in the EMF
domain (international) |
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workshop
with experts
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development
of precautionary options and evaluation criteria |
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discussions
with representatives of stakeholder groups (criteria)
and experts (evaluation) |
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compilation
of a precaution portfolio with statements from stakeholders |
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workshop
with presentation of portfolio and commenting by
stakeholders |
Project
information:
The
project is scheduled for a period of twelve months (March
2000 to February 2001) and is supported by Bavarian
State Ministry of State Development and the Environment
(Bayerisches Staatsministerium fuer Landesentwicklung
und Umweltfragen), Munich.
Contact:
Dipl.-Ing.
W. Hennings, Dr. J. Mertens, Dipl.-Päd. H. Schütz,
Dr. P.M. Wiedemann,
Program Group "Humans - Environment - Technology"
Research Center Jülich
52425 Jülich, Germany
Phone: +49-2461-615890,
Fax: -49-2461-612950,
E-mail: mut@fz-juelich.de
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PROGRAMME GROUP HUMANS, ENVIRONMENT, TECHNOLOGY (MUT)
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