FANR Director General Biography

Christer Viktorsson Christer is a nuclear physicist with more than 35 years of national and international nuclear safety experience. He has a Master’s Degree in Physics from the Abo Academy University in Finland. Christer’s previous career highlights include contributing to the production of radioisotopes for medical purposes, working at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Nuclear Energy Agency in France and at the International Atomic Energy Agency in Austria, and serving 10 years as Deputy Director General of the Swedish Nuclear Safety Authority. In 2009 he initially joined FANR as Deputy Director General of Operations to coordinate the early establishment and management of FANR’s regulatory framework. He then rejoined in June 2015 to lead the organisation as Director General.

Last Updated November 2016