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DSA-rapport 8:2019 Implementation of the obligations of the Convention on Nuclear Safety in Norway
Norway has signed the Convention on Nuclear Safety and is therefore obliged to report on the status of the nuclear facilities in Norway every third year. This is Norway’s eighth report under the convention.
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The Nordic Radiation Safety Authorities advise against using sunbeds
Do not use sunbeds. There is a proven risk of skin cancer associated with using sunbeds, and there is no safe lower limit for exposure to UV radiation from sunbeds.
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Teknisk dokument 13 Assessment of Photon Dosimetry, Oslo University Hospital
The quality of absolute photon dosimetry of two linear accelerators at Oslo University Hospital has been audited. The results show a good compliance between the NRPA and the hospital absolute photon dosimetry.
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DSA-info 6:2019 Joint Norwegian-Russian expedition to the sunken nuclear submarine Komsomolets
A joint Norwegian-Russian expedition will visit the sunken Russian nuclear submarine Komsomolets in the summer of 2019, 30 years after it sank in the Norwegian Sea while carrying two nuclear torpedoes. Previous Russian expeditions have shown that releases from the reactor have occurred and the submarine has suffered considerable damage.
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Nordic position statement on justification of new types of practices involving medical exposure
The new European directive on radiation protection reinforces the requirements for justification of medical exposures. The Nordic radiation protection authorities recommend the integration of level 2 justification into established methods for assessments of new health technologies as one approach to strengthen the justification process.