Baltic and Nordic Sea Study of coastal ecosystems in the environs of Finnish nuclear power plants
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Objectives: Radiation monitoring in the environs of Finnish nuclear power plants, which are carried out by the NPP Environmental Laboratory of STUK as a consultant service ordered by the power companies, requires not only implementation of the permanent monitoring programmes, but also more profound study projects which focus on different sectors of the surveillance. The aim of these projects is to ensure that the conclusions based on the results of the monitoring programmes are correct. At the same time they aim to develop the dose calculation models used in the monitoring programmes.
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