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

The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority is involved in cooperation where the safety of a small modular reactor (SMR) in planning phase is assessed by the nuclear safety authorities of different countries. The final report of the project has just been published. The cooperation also provided Finns with tools f...

A drone operator holds a source of radiation in their hands. The amount of power required for controlling a drone can be quite small. The necessary power is far too small in quantity to warm the operator’s tissue or to have other effects.