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Radiation protection

The translated regulations provided below are currently being updated to match the amended Swedish regulations and will be published successively here.


Ordinance (SFS 2007:193) on Producer’s Responsibility for Certain Radioactive Products and Orphan Sources [126 kb]

The Swedish Government1 has issued the following:

1 § This Ordinance is issued under the provisions of chapter 15 §§ 6 and 7 in the Environmental Code. The purpose of this Ordinance is that producers shall be responsible for taking care of products containing radioactive substances and orphan sources that become radioactive waste and handle them in a satisfactory manner with regard to radiation protection

Utgivningsdatum: 2007-05-02
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2006:2 Regulations on the Control of High-Activity Sealed Radioactive Sources [65 kb]

Valid from 2006-10-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2006-07-14
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2006:1 Regulations on the Import and Export as well as Reporting of Radioactive Substances [196 kb]

Valid from 2006-10-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2006-06-23
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2005:5 Guidelines on the application of the regulations (SSI FS 1998:1) concerning protection of human health and the environment in connection with the final management of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste [49 kb]

These guidelines are applicable to final geological disposal of spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste. The guidelines cover measures undertaken with a view to develop, site, construct, operate and close a repository, which can affect the protective capability of the repository and environmental consequences after closure.

Utgivningsdatum: 2005-09-28
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2005:4 Regulations on Lasers [107 kb]

Valid from 2006-06-01.

Comments to SSI FS 2005:4.

Utgivningsdatum: 2005-07-08
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2005:2 Regulations on Emergency Preparedness at Certain Nuclear Facilities [119 kb]

Valid from 2006-01-01 

Utgivningsdatum: 2005-05-16
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2005:1 Regulations and General Advice on the handling of Ashes Contaminated by Caesium-137 [102 kb]

Valid from  2006-01-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2005-03-23
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2002:4 Regulations on Planning for and during Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities [34 kb]

Valid from 2004-01-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2002-10-29
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2002:3 General Advice on the Limitation of Exposure of the General Public to Electromagnetic Fields [50 kb]

Valid from 2002-10-28

Utgivningsdatum: 2002-12-02
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2001:1 Regulationson Handling of Radioactive Waste and Nuclear Waste at Nuclear Facilities. [34 kb]

Valid from 2002-01-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2001-03-28
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2002:4 Regulations on Planning for and during Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities [34 kb]

Valid from 2004-01-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2002-10-29
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2002:3 General Advice on the Limitation of Exposure of the General Public to Electromagnetic Fields [50 kb]

Valid from 2002-10-28

Utgivningsdatum: 2002-12-02
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2001:1 Regulationson Handling of Radioactive Waste and Nuclear Waste at Nuclear Facilities. [34 kb]

Valid from 2002-01-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2001-03-28
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2000:11 Regulations on Radiation Protection Manager at Nuclear Plants. [207 kb]

Valid from 2000-10-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2000-06-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2000:10 Regulations on Radiation Protectionof Workers Exposed to Ionising Radiation at Nuclear Plants [284 kb]

Valid from 2000-10-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2000-06-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2000:9 Regulations on Accelerators and Sealed Sources [47 kb]

Valid from 2000-10-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2000-06-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2000:8 Regulations and General Advice on Radiography [57 kb]

Valid from 2000-10-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2000-05-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2000:7 Regulations on Laboratory Work with Unsealed Radioactive Substances [59 kb]

Valid from 2000-10-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2000-06-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2000:5 Regulations and General Advice on Practice with X-rays in Veterinary Medicine. [58 kb]

Valid from 2000-10-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2000-05-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2000:4 Regulations on Radiation Therapy [46 kb]

Valid from 2000-07-01

Utgivningsdatum: 2000-04-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2000:3 Regulations and General Advice on Nuclear Medicine [53 kb]

Valid from july 2000

Utgivningsdatum: 2000-04-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 2000:2 Regulations on X-ray Diagnostics [68 kb]

Valid from July 1, 2000

Utgivningsdatum: 2000-04-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 1998:4 Regulations on Dose Limits at Work with Ionising Radiation. [288 kb]

Valid from 2000-01-01

Utgivningsdatum: 1998-10-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 1998:2 Regulations on Sun Beds. [50 kb]
Utgivningsdatum: 1999-07-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 1997:1 Regulations on Filing at Nuclear Plants. [37 kb]
Utgivningsdatum: 1997-07-07
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 1996:3 Regulations on Outside Workers at Work with Ionising Radiation. [36 kb]
Utgivningsdatum: 1997-01-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 1994:3 Regulations on Smoke Detectors containing Radioactive Sources [39 kb]
Utgivningsdatum: 1995-01-01
Utgivare: SSI

SSI FS 1989:2 Regulations on Equipment for Industrial Radiography [122 kb]
Utgivningsdatum: 1990-01-01
Utgivare: SSI

Last updated/verified: 2008-07-04