POSSIBLE FUTURE EFFECTS ON THE POPULATION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY OF GASEOUS RADIOACTIVE EFFLUENTS FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES.

The authors assess the potential radioecological consequences resulting from an expanded nuclear industry in the Federal Republic of Germany for a period of about 100 years. The potential spatial total-body dose, and the expected time-dependent dose distribution for the whole population due to radioactive gaseous releases are described considering contributions due to **3H, **8**5Kr and **1**3**3Xe. The results are suitable for indicating the long-term trend of the degree of retention of radioactivity necessary. Moreover, a risk estimation in the form of the expected number of cancer cases is assessed, including effects from aqueous discharges and globally distributed nuclides.