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The role of the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) in a nuclear emergency
Per Olov NützmannAdministrative Director
Swedish Radiation Safety Authority
Collective responsibility for radiation protection and nuclear safety
Our tasks
Regulatory Authority
Supervisory Authority
Licensing Authority
Expertise in radiation and nuclear safety
Emergency Preparedness and Response
About theSwedish Radiation Safety Authority
Under the Ministry of the Environment
DG Ann-Louise Eksborg
Budget approx. 400 million SEK
275 employees
Office in Solna
Ordinance (2008:452), Instruction for the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM)
provide advice on radiation protection and sanitation after discharge of radioactive substancesmaintain and lead a national organization for expert support technical advice to the authorities responsible for managing
the consequences of an accident
Emergency Preparedness and Response – Legal framework
Ordinance (2003:789), Civil Protection ActQualified advice on radiation measurementsCoordinate and assist in radiation protection assessments
for rescue service
Ordinance (2006:942), Emergency Management and Heightened Alert Plan and carry out preparations for the prevention,
counteraction and limitation of identified weaknesses and riskUndertake preparations that are necessary in the event of
activated emergency preparedness or event
Emergency Preparedness and Response – Legal framework
•Government
•County administrations
•Civil Contingencies Agency
•Nat. Food Administration
•Board of Agriculture
•Board of Health and Welfare
•Customs
•Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
•National Police Board
•Coast Guard
•Rescue leader, police and medical personnel
Sweden’s National Authorities and local organisations cooperate both in
emergency preparedness and during a crisis:
Operational capacity
Coordinated national laboratory and field measurement resources
Dispersion
Exposure
Dose
SSM’s advice, strategy
and
information
Threats
Scenarios
Risk
Source
SSM’s Role in Crisis
Management
Radiation Protection Act, Instruction for SSM, Civil Protection Act etc.
Provide fast and reliable information
Provide qualified advice to decision makers
SSM Emergency Response Org.Duties / Nuclear & Radiological Emergencies
Qualified advice to decision makers− Regarding radiological protective measures for the public, workers,
agriculture, livestock, food industry and food regulations, waste disposal, etc.
Provide public and media with information
– Information service for media and public is established
– The SSM website is utilised
– SSM participates in radio and TV broadcasts
– Press conferences are arranged – coordinated with other authorities
SSM Emergency Response Org.Duties / Nuclear & Radiological Emergencies
Examples of questions to be analyzed before advice can be givenExamples of questions to be analyzed before advice can be given
What is the technical condition at the power plant – what are the dynamics associated with how it will develop?
What is the source term?
When and at which height will it discharge, and what will be the temperature of the discharge?
What is the weather, wind, inversion level, outdoor temperature?
Stabile, instable, or which type of atmosphere?
How will the discharge disperse – what is the dispersion prognosis?
What will be the resulting doses and risks?
Coordinate national monitoring resources
Provide fast and reliable information
Provide balanced advice
SSM Emergency Response Org.Duties / Nuclear & Radiological Emergencies
Radiation Protection Act, Instruction for SSM, Civil Protection Act etc.
Coordinate national measurement resources– FOI air filter stations
– SSM’s monitoring stations
– Dose rate measurements in municipalities
– SSM’s mobile measurements
– The Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) airborne measurements
– Field gamma spectrometry by contracted laboratories,
– lab measurements of grass and milk samples etc.
– Whole body measurements, dosimetry etc.
Decisions based on measurement data
SSM Emergency Response Org.Duties / Nuclear & Radiological Emergencies
Swedish Defence Research Agency in Umeå
Swedish Radiation Safety Authority in Stockholm• Responsible for coordinating the national
expert organization
Studsvik AB in Nyköping
Linköping University
University of Gothenburg
Lund University
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala
Swedish Metrological and Hydrological Institute in Norrköping
Swedish Defence Research Agency in Stockholm
Geological Survey of Sweden in Uppsala
LundMalm
ö
Göteborg
Umeå
UppsalaStockholm
NyköpingLinköping Norrköping
National expert response organization for nuclear and radiological emergencies
Special resources
Coordinate national monitoring resources
Provide fast and reliable information
Provide balanced advice
Honour international and bilateral agreements
SSM Emergency Response Org.Duties / Nuclear & Radiological Emergencies
Radiation Protection Act, Instruction for SSM, Civil Protection Act etc.
Honour Sweden’s International ObligationsNuclear Accidents
• Bilateral Agreements– Norway, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Russia, Ukraine,
Lithuania
• IAEA-EMERCON Agreement
– Most countries; military facilities not included
– Trans boundary consequences or abnormal levels
• EU-ECURIE Agreement– Similar to IAEA-EMERCON. – No need for trans-boundary consequences
SSM Emergency Response Org.Duties / Nuclear & Radiological Emergencies
Training and Exercises – the key to a working preparedness
Summary
The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority is responsible for coordinating the activities (regarding safety and radiation protection) in Sweden if an accident occur involving radiation.
Resources in alert 24 hours a day. In the event of an accident, a special emergency and crisis organization comes into operation.
The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority provides qualified advice and information to a variety of actors including decision makers and the public.
Early notification of emergencies is obtained from automatic alarm monitoring stations in Sweden and abroad and through international and bilateral agreements on early warning and information.
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