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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


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 balanced advice



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


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

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Göteborg

Umeå

UppsalaStockholm

NyköpingLinköping Norrköping

National expert response organization for nuclear and radiological emergencies

Special resources

Coordinate national monitoring resources


Provide balanced advice

Honour international and bilateral agreements



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


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.