The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority () is the Swedish government authority responsible for

radiation protection Radiation protection, also known as radiological protection, is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "The protection of people from harmful effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the means for achieving this". Exposu ...

. It sorts under the Ministry of the Environment. It was created on 1 July 2008 with the merging of the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate and the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority. It employs 300 people and is located in Stockholm, with an annual budget of about 400 million

Swedish krona The krona (; plural: ''kronor''; sign: kr; code: SEK) is the currency of Sweden. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use for the krona; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it but, espec ...

. Its Director-General is Nina Cromnier. On the first of March 2022, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority increased their readiness to handle an "radiological emergency" in the wake of

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

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Official Website in English
Government agencies of Sweden Medical and health organizations based in Sweden Radiation protection organizations Radiology organizations {{nuclear-stub