Reporting on nuclear safety

International reporting on nuclear safety

STUK's international reports on the status and regulatory oversight of Finland's nuclear safety have been compiled on this page.

Reporting in accordance with international conventions

Finland has ratified the International Convention of Nuclear Safety, the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management and the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and its Amendment. This means that Finland has undertaken, in accordance with theconventions, to report on the measures taken or planned in order to implement the contractual obligations before each review meeting.

Convention of Nuclear Safety

Ydinjätekonvention mukainen raportointi

Reporting in accordance with EU directives

In addition to international conventions, Finland is bound by EU directives establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations (2009/71/Euratom) and the Community framework for the responsible and safe management of spent fuel and radioactive waste (2011/70/Euratom). These Directives obligate countries to report periodically on the subject matter of the Directive and to participate in peer reviews and implement the development recommendations made.

According to the Nuclear Safety Directive, EU Member States must arrange nuclear safety peer reviews at least every six years. The purpose of this procedure is to share experiences and identify opportunities to further develop nuclear safety in the EU. 
The first peer review on the ageing management at nuclear facilities was carried out in 2017. The second peer review will focus on fire protection and took place in 2023.

Fire protection peew review

Ageing management peer review