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Our safety and security work
Licensees of nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities have the full responsibility for ensuring that their facilities are operated to meet nuclear safety and radiation protection requirements, and protection of workers and the surroundings against radiation. The role of the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority is to impose safety and security requirements as well as to conduct...
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Research
New knowledge and findings in the area of radiation safety are important for the Authority’s operations. Each year, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority provides funding amounting to around 80 million Swedish kronor that is earmarked for research projects, posts at institutions of higher education and consultant work. The purpose is to strengthen the Authority's body of expertise and...
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Nuclear non-proliferation
Nuclear non-proliferation activities have the purpose of ensuring that nuclear materials, nuclear equipment and technical information are only used for peaceful purposes. ‘Nuclear materials’ refers to uranium, plutonium and thorium. These materials are used by the nuclear power industry, but they could also be used to manufacture nuclear weapons.
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News
News items published by the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority are available via the link shown on the menu. We assist journalists seeking contact with specific experts at the Authority, or who have questions about our operations. Let us know how our press officers can help you.
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Placing orders and terms of payment
If you need a calibration, call or send us an email and we will agree on a calibration time. After that we will send you a confirmation e-mail with the technical details of the calibration.
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Nuclear power
Nuclear power currently represents approximately 30 per cent of Sweden’s national power supply. There are three nuclear power plants in the country, with a total of six reactors in operation. These NPPs are the Forsmark, Oskarshamn and Ringhals plants. The Forsmark NPP has three reactors in operation. The Oskarshamn NPP shut down two of its three reactors in 2017. The Ringhals NPP shut down...
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Areas
The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has a mandate from the Swedish Government within the areas of nuclear safety, radiation protection and nuclear non-proliferation. The Authority works proactively and preventively in order to protect people and the environment from the undesirable effects of radiation, now and in the future.
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Physical protection
The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority imposes requirements for the physical protection of nuclear facilities and transports, for example protection against attacks and thefts of nuclear material. We monitor and check that the nuclear power industry complies with these requirements. We also help to ensure interaction between man, technology and organisation in a way so that physical...
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Decommissioning
When the operator of a nuclear facility (i.e. the licence holder) is to decommission the facility, this must be done in a way that protects people and the environment from radioactivity in the facility. The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority issues regulations governing the planning and undertaking of dismantling activities; what’s more, the Authority performs checks to ensure that the...
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The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority announces research funding focusing on nuclear waste products
The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) hereby announces research funding for projects concerned with residual wastes from nuclear activities. The application must be received by the SSM no later than April 15, 2025.
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