Requirements on official electronic dosimetry systems - a concept for the use of official electronic personal dosemeter in Germany

Due to their technical features electronic personal dosemeters offer a variety of advantages to their users compared to the use of passive dosemeters. Therefore in Germany an initiative was started by the Federal Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety to promote the use of electronic personal dosemeters as official dosemeters and as an alternative to the existing passive dosemeters. In this presentation the concept of official electronic personal dosemeters, which has been developed by Gesellschaft fuer Anlagen- und Reaktorsicherheit (GRS) mbH, on behalf of the German Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety will be explained. Hereby focus will be given also to features of the concept which allow dose estimations in the European context for transient workers. (authors)