Finland
|
Type |
remarks |
RPE |
RPO |
RW |
| NPP, research reactors |
No training provided. |
No specific training provided. Nuclear utilities define the required training themselves. |
No specific training provided. Nuclear utilities organise training themselves. |
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|
waste management |
No training provided. |
No specific training provided. RPO has to pass same training and exam as an RPO in industrial sector. |
Universities and vocational training organisations give basic education of radiation workers. |
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non-nuclear research |
No training provided. |
Approved training organisations provide training for RPOs. |
Universities and vocational training organisations give basic education of radiation workers. |
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medical |
academic |
All medical physicists can act as an RPE in medical sector. |
Approved training organisations provide training for RPOs. |
Universities and vocational training organisations give basic education of radiation workers. |
|
regional |
Continuing training required. |
Continuing training required. |
Continuing training required. |
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|
NORM |
No training provided. |
No training provided. |
Universities and vocational training organisations give basic education of radiation workers. |
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|
Industrial (e.g. NDT) |
No training provided. |
Approved training organisations provide training for RPOs. |
Vocational training organisations give basic education of radiation workers. |
Description of the different courses and Radiation Protection education system
Use of radiation
In Finland there are 21 approved training organisations which can arrange training and education and give certificates of RPOs in use of radiation. Competence areas are 10 different. Requirements of training of RPOs have been given in Guide ST 1.8 issued by the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK). See: http://www.finlex.fi/pdf/normit/20016-ST1-8e.pdf
Training organisations are accepted for 5 years to give training of RPOs by an application, after which the approval to arrange training has to be renewed.
Use of Nuclear energy
No spesific national arrangements. Mainly education is based on the university and highschool courses. Nuclear utilities organise training themselves.
List of training institutes or general webpage(s)
Approved training organisations for RPO training in the use of radiation are listed on the website of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority: http://www.stuk.fi/proinfo/koulutus/sateilysuojelu/fi_FI/koulutusorganisaationhyvaksynta/
(only in Finnish at the moment)
Accreditation body
In Finland there is no accreditation body for training and education at the moment.
(Mutual) recognition
In Finland there is no systematic mutual recognition system of foreign documents at the moment.