radiation
Record radiation levels found in Swedish wild boar
Even though it's over 30 years since the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, radiation levels exceeding 39 706 Bq (becquerel) per kilo have been found in Swedish wild boar meat taken from the Uppland area.
Radioactive boar shot dead in Sweden – 31 years after Chernobyl disaster
A wild boar with radiation levels more than ten times the safe limit has been shot in central Sweden.
Swedish town retreats from radiation-free zone
Mora municipality in central Sweden has decided not to accede to the wishes of an "electro-oversensitive" local resident and introduce a "radiation-free" zone in order to maintain mobile phone coverage.
'Electro-oversensitive' man in mobile phone blackout threat
A Swedish man who sometimes wears a silver-coloured suit to protect himself from mobile phone mast radiation has demanded that local officials in Dalarna in central Sweden create a “radiation-free zone” to protect his health that may leave half the county without mobile phone coverage.
Swede speaks out about kitchen nuclear reactor
A Swedish man police detained two weeks ago for trying to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen said Thursday he had started the experiment "just for fun".
Sweden to check Japan food imports for radiation
Sweden is to follow an EU recommendation to check all Japanese food imported after the March 11th earthquake, the National Food Administration (Livsmedelsverket) announced on Wednesday.
Sweden to evacuate citizens from Japan
The Swedish foreign ministry has offered to fly Swedes and other Scandinavians wishing to leave Japan out of the country via Bangkok.
New radon limits could cost Sweden billions
Radon is more of a health hazard than has been hitherto known and the World Health Organisation (WHO) has argued for a dramatic cut in limits for homes and buildings.
Agency reacts to nuke plant safety lapses
Safety officials in Sweden may put one of the country’s nuclear power plants under special supervision following a number of safety violations.
New cracks found in Swedish nuke plant rods
New cracks have been discovered in control rods a nuclear reactor at the Oskarshamns nuclear facility in southern Sweden, less than six months after all the rods were replaced.
Radiation agency touts Swedish teen tan ban
A sharp increase in reports of young people being injured from visits to Sweden’s tanning salons may result in stricter regulations, including a ban on clients younger than 18-years-old.
Mobile phone radiation damages memory: study
Exposure to mobile phone radiation worsens the short-term memory of rats, according to a new Swedish study.