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Cores - Finnish Consortium for Radiation Safety Research Cores is a consortium established by Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) and nine Finnish universities or research institutes. The purpose of Cores is to coordinate and strenghten ...https://stuk.fi/en/cores-finnish-consortium-of-radiation-safety-research
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Reporting on nuclear safety Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Oversight reports of spent nuclear fuel final disposal facility STUK carries out inspections of the spent fuel encapsulation and disposal facility in Olki...https://stuk.fi/en/oversight-reports-of-final-disposal-facility
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Protect yourself properly from the sun Avoid burning and get gently used to the sun. Repeated burning increases the risk of malignant melanoma. Therefore, burning should be avoided. Particularly important is protection from the sun's ultraviolet (...https://stuk.fi/en/protect-yourself-properly-from-the-sun
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The iodine tablet protects the thyroid gland A serious nuclear power plant accident may release radioactive iodine into the atmosphere. The build-up of iodine in the thyroid gland can be reduced by taking a medicinal iodine tablet. The effectivene...https://stuk.fi/en/the-iodine-tablet-protects-the-thyroid-gland
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How do health care and industry utilize radiation? Radiation is widely used in health care, veterinary medicine and industry. In healthcare, radiation is used to examine and treat people. Some applications of radiation in health care are imaging, ...https://stuk.fi/en/how-do-healthcare-and-industry-utilize-radiation
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Analysis of significant deviations Significant radiation safety deviations must be reported to the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) without delay. Reports must be submitted immediately regarding, for example, deviations in which the r...https://stuk.fi/en/analysis-of-more-significant-deviations
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Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English We strive for radiation-safe well-being Last summer, the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority finalised its new strategy that will guide our work in the coming years. Our new visio...https://stuk.fi/en/we-strive-for-radiation-safe-well-being
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Renewal of the nuclear safety regulation STUK's nuclear safety regulation is revised. The aim of the renewal is to make the regulations and regulatory guides issued under the Nuclear Energy Act (990/1987) more goal-oriented and risk-conscious and ...https://stuk.fi/en/renewal-of-the-nuclear-safety-regulation
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Information on the processing of personal data in STUK’s Communications The communications services of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) create the prerequisites for people to receive correct, understandable and up-to-date informat...https://stuk.fi/en/processing-of-personal-data-in-communications
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Operation of a nuclear power plant A nuclear power plant is a thermal power plant in which water vapour drives a turbine and an electrical generator connected to it. In a nuclear power plant, the thermal energy needed to steam water is generated b...https://stuk.fi/en/operation-of-a-nuclear-power-plant
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The effects of the Chernobyl accident in Finland The accident at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in April 1986 will expose Finns to a total radiation dose of two millisieverts during 50 years. We receive a similar dose each year from radon. Half of ...https://stuk.fi/en/the-effects-of-the-chernobyl-accident-in-finland
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The content of this page is available in Finnish and Swedish. If you have any inquiries please contact us at [email protected] . Hiddenhttps://stuk.fi/en/the-physician-s-responsibility-for-the-patient-s-radiation-safety
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The International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale INES Much attention has been paid to the communication of nuclear and radiological events since the Chernobyl accident. INES, the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale, has contri...https://stuk.fi/en/the-international-nuclear-and-radiological-event-scale-ines
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Industrial practices involving exposure to natural radiation - NORM In this context, naturally occurring radioactive material refers to uranium and thorium with their decay products as well as potassium-40. Other radioactive substances are also pr...https://stuk.fi/en/industrial-practices-involving-exposure-to-natural-radiation-norm
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The radioactivity of building materials and ash Radiation exposure from building materials The radiation exposure arising from construction products is examined if the radiation exposure is suspected to be higher than the reference level The refer...https://stuk.fi/en/the-radioactivity-of-building-materials-and-ash
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Determination of radioactive substances in the body The most important method for determining radioactive substances in the human body is direct measurement with the whole-body measuring equipment. During this measurement, radioactive substances a...https://stuk.fi/en/determination-of-radioactive-subtances-in-the-body
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Processing of personal data provided through feedback and questionnaires The information provided in the feedback and questionnaire forms on the Stuk.fi website is stored in the ticketing system (Efecte) of the Registry of the Radiation and Nuclea...https://stuk.fi/en/processing-of-personal-data-on-the-website
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i-Violin: Guidance for optimization of oncological imaging STUK - Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority is a partner in an EU-funded project called i-Violin (Implementing verifiable oncological imaging by quality assurance and optimisation). The ...https://stuk.fi/en/iviolin-guidance-for-optimization-of-oncological-imaging
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Practice that causes exposure to natural radiation We are monitoring activities that expose people to natural radiation. In activities involving exposure to natural radiation, workers or the general public may be exposed to higher than normal leve...https://stuk.fi/en/practice-that-causes-exposure-to-natural-radiation
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Radon in underground mines, excavation sites and tunnels Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) monitors the exposure of workers to radon. According to Section 145 of the Radiation Act , the party responsible must notify STUK of mining acti...https://stuk.fi/en/radon-in-underground-mines-and-at-excavation-sites