Nuclear safety

STUK supervises nuclear safety in Finland. The license holder is responsible for the safety of nuclear energy use, but STUK sets the safety requirements and oversees their compliance. STUK's supervision includes nuclear facilities, nuclear materials and nuclear waste.

Current issues

Posiva, which is responsible for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel generated at the Loviisa and Olkiluoto nuclear power plants, has not completed the materials necessary for the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) to conduct a safety assessment concerning the plant’s operatin...

The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority will measure the radioactivity of students and staff at the Kumpula campus of the University of Helsinki this week. Measurements will be carried out in Tampere next week and in Rovaniemi after the turn of the year.