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.

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25.6.2024
Press release

Every year there are fewer artificial radioactive substances in the environment

There are still radioactive substances in nature in Finland that originate from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.  The annual report on Environmental Radiation Monitoring in Finland by the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority details radioactive substances found in nature last year that do not originally bel...

24.6.2024
Column

Antti Latomäki: Examining the UV radiation of lash extension devices

In its monitoring project, the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) examined the UV intensity of six devices used to attach lash extensions. The devices are used in beauty care to cure lash extension glue using UV radiation and have grown in popularity over the last couple of years.