Regulatory oversight of nuclear safety in Finland : Annual report 2017

Abstract

Introduction

This report constitutes the report on regulatory oversight in the field of nuclear energy which the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) is required to submit once a year to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment pursuant to section 121 of the Nuclear Energy Decree. The report is also delivered to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Ministry of the Environment, the Finnish Environment Institute, and the regional environmental authorities of the localities in which nuclear facilities are located.

The report is a compilation of the regulatory oversight of nuclear safety performed by STUK and its results in 2017. The regulatory oversight concerned the engineering, construction and operation of nuclear facilities, planning for their decommissioning, nuclear waste management and nuclear safeguards.

In addition to safety oversight, the report discusses other subjects including the development and implementation of the nuclear energy regulatory framework as well as the main features of safety research programmes regarding nuclear safety and nuclear waste management in Finland.

The safety indicators for nuclear power plants, significant events at the facilities as well as summaries of the inspections carried out by STUK have been compiled in the appendices to the report. Furthermore, the report includes the summary of the licenses granted by STUK pursuant to the Nuclear Energy Act in 2017 as required by the Nuclear Energy Decree.

STUK’s Financial Statements and Annual Report for 2017 also includes an assessment of the attainment of performance targets set out in the performance agreement between the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and STUK for the regulatory oversight of nuclear energy.