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• Our safety and security work

  The role of the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority is to impose safety and security requirements as well as to conduct follow-ups to ensure that the entities operating the facilities fulfil the applicable regulatory frameworks and requirements.

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• Magnetic fields

  Magnetic fields are a part of our everyday lives and constantly surround us. Magnetic fields are generated by electrical devices such as refrigerators, coffee makers, hair driers, television sets and cordless phones. The strength of magnetic fields from household appliances and devices is normally very local and much lower than the Authority’s reference values, so they are not assessed as...

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• Wireless technology

  Wireless technology is a feature of some devices we use at home and in the community. Radio waves are used to transmit signals from one device to another.

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• Our work to enhance safety

  Each year in Sweden, several thousand packages containing radioactive material are transported. Most of these transports are by road, but some consignments are transported by air or sea. A few consignments are transported by rail.

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• Civil preparedness and response

  The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority is a civil emergency authority. This means that the Government has assigned us responsibilities that are of particular importance to Sweden’s emergency preparedness and total defence. ...

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• Contact

  Telephone: +46 8 799 40 00 Fax: +46 8 799 40 10 Email: registrator@ssm.se...

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• News and press

  News items published by the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority in English are available via the side menu. Our press service assists journalists seeking contact with specific experts at the Authority or who have questions about our operations.

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• About the Authority

  The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority reports to the Ministry of Climate and Enterprise and has mandates from the Swedish Government within the areas of nuclear safety, radiation protection, security, and nuclear non-proliferation.

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• Nuclear facilities in operation in Sweden

  At the present time, there are three nuclear power plants in operation in Sweden. These are the plants of Forsmark, Oskarshamn and Ringhals.

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• Research activities

  Research activities in the field of nuclear safety and radiation protection encompass a broad spectrum of aspects in terms of nuclear safety, radiation protection and nuclear non-proliferation. Nuclear non-proliferation activities imply preventing nuclear material and equipment for civilian purposes from being used to manufacture nuclear weapons.

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