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  • 2015:25 Design Guide for Nuclear Civil Structures (DNB)

    The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) and the Swedish licensees have previously in a jointly funded research project developed a design guide for civil structures at Swedish nuclear facilities to be based on Eurocodes, DNB. The report was published in January 2014 as SSM Report 2014:06. To further improve DNB and to ensure that the fundamentals of the recommendations will be applied...

    Content type: Publications
  • 2017:15 Radionuclide release rates associated with bounding cases featuring relatively early canister failures in a spent fuel repository

    Background In 2011 the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co (SKB) submitted a license application for construction of a geological repository for spent nuclear fuel according to the KBS-3 method, comprising of copper canisters, bentonite buffer, backfill and surrounding crystalline bedrock. The post-closure safety assessment of the repository, SR-Site, has been reviewed by the Swedish...

    Content type: Publications
  • 2011:34 Evolution of hydrogen by copper in ultrapure water without dissolved oxygen

    One result from this research was that the experimental difficulties of repeating Hultqvist and co-workers work are considerable and were initially underestimated. The main challenge was to obtain satisfactory tightness of all connectors involved in the experimental set-up. The problems with leakage resulted in that the research program originally planned for in this project had to be reduced...

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  • The international radiation protection school in Stockholm attracts participants from over 20 countries

    For five days, at Stockholm University, international early and mid-career radiation protection experts gather to develop their knowledge in radiation protection. The course alternates between theory and practice and provides in-depth knowledge and understanding on the structure and application of the international system for radiation protection.

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  • 2020:01 Sulphide-induced stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen absorption incopper exposed to sulphide and chloride containing deoxygenated water at 90°C

    SSM perspective Background The concept that the Swedish nuclear power industry plans to utilise for the final disposal spent nuclear fuel is called KBS-3 method, which is based on three different barriers to prevent spreading of radioactive substances: copper canisters, bentonite buffers and the surrounding Swedish bedrock. In the current KBS-3 design, the spent nuclear fuel will be placed in...

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  • Sweden ready for upcoming IAEA IRRS-review

    The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has completed its reporting in preparation for the international peer-review on how Sweden complies with international guidelines on nuclear safety and radiation protection. The review is carried out by the IAEA and international experts and takes place in Sweden from 14 to 25 November 2022.

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  • IAEA IRRS-mission report to Sweden published

    The International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, has reviewed Sweden’s framework for nuclear safety and radiation protection, the so-called IRRS review (Integrated Regulatory Review Service). The review is carried out every ten years by a group of international experts led by a team from the IAEA. Sweden’s second full-scope IRRS-review was carried out 14 – 25 November 2022. The report has now...

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  • New Report: Sweden's Self-Evaluation on Meeting Joint Convention Obligations

    Transparency and public participation in the final waste disposal programme, progress of Sweden's nuclear waste management program, and preparations for licensing of new nuclear reactors are some of the areas highlighted in the report presenting Sweden's self-assesment under the Joint Convention.

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  • International radiation safety course in Stockholm gives participants practical knowledge

    With radiation protection experts from all over the world and a focus on practical exercises and case studies, International Radiological Protection School (IRPS) gives professionals from over 20 different countries the opportunity for increased understanding of international radiation protection issues.

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  • 2016:30 Measurement of Parameter Values for Predicting Corrosion Phenomena on Copper in Swedish HLNW Repositories

    Passivity breakdown and pitting on pure copper, the assumed material for the canisters for the isolation of high-level nuclear waste in Sweden, has been studied in simulated, sulphide- and chloride containing granitic rock groundwater and the data are interpreted in terms of the Point Defect Model (PDM). The results indicated that a sulphide barrier layer forms on the copper surface, and that...

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