Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz

Federal Office for Radiation Protection
Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz; – BfS –
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Salzgitter
Headquarters	Willy-Brandt-Straße 5 D-38226 Salzgitter
Employees	708 (2008)
Annual budget	about 305 Mio. Euro (2009)
Agency executive	Dr. Inge Paulini;
Parent agency	Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
Website	www.bfs.de/EN/home/home_node.html

The Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS) is the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection. The BfS was established in November 1989; the headquarters is located in Salzgitter, with branch offices in Berlin, Bonn, Freiburg, Gorleben, Oberschleißheim and Rendsburg. It has 708 employees (including 305 scientific) and an annual budget of around 305 million Euro (2009). Since 2009 the BfS is also responsible for the storage site of radioactive waste, Schacht Asse II.

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