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Norway to Monitor Airborne Radioactivity in Svalbard

Zeppelinobservatoriet pa Zeppelinfjellet ved Ny-Alesund pa Svalbard.
Luftinntaket til stasjonen star pa taket sammen med andre
maleinstrumenter. (Foto: Ove Hermansen/NILU)

The air filter station is part of the Zeppelin observatory, which is
located on the Zeppelin Mountain next to Ny-Alesund, Svalbard. (
Photo: Ove Hermansen/NILU)

Published at: Sep 26 2025 - 17:11 / Updated at: Sep 27 2025 - 15:19

From October 1st, the Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety
Authority will take over the operations of an air filter station near
Ny-Alesund in Svalbard. "This will be particularly important for
nuclear preparedness in the north," says section leader in the
agency.

 
[Astri]
From Astri Edvardsen
 
[96075830_222778542356]
Translation Birgitte Annie Hansen

Les pa norsk.

The Finnish Meteorological Institute is to discontinue its air
monitoring in Svalbard, and on October 1st, the Norwegian Radiation
and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) will take over ownership of its
air sampling equipment.

The purpose is to strengthen Norway's ability to monitor airborne
radioactivity and increase vigilance in the High North.

[Markus]

"This will be an important supplement to our already existing network
of air filter stations in Norway, and particularly important for
nuclear preparedness in the North," says Markus Ottosen, section
leader for the High North at the DSA.

"The stations are used to monitor radioactivity in the air, and to
assess the size and composition in the event of possible accidents
and incidents," Ottosen continues.

The relevant station near Ny-Alesund has been in operation since
2000.

The DSA also has access to data from a similar station on
Platafjellet outside Longyearbyen. This is operated by the research
institute NORSAR on behalf of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban
Treaty Organization.

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  * monitoring
  * airborne radioactivity
  * Ny-Alesund
  * Svalbard
  * Norway
  * the High North
  * nuclear preparedness
  * the Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority
  * DSA

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