{"id":5855,"date":"2012-10-12T04:02:20","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T02:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nuclearpoweryesplease.org\/blog\/?p=5855"},"modified":"2013-03-01T00:40:12","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T22:40:12","slug":"information-for-the-foreign-visitors-to-the-swedish-nuclear-power-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuclearpoweryesplease.org\/blog\/2012\/10\/12\/information-for-the-foreign-visitors-to-the-swedish-nuclear-power-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Information for the foreign visitors to the Swedish nuclear power plants"},"content":{"rendered":"

The recent visits to the nuclear power plants at Forsmark and Ringhals<\/a> and the surrounding nature, mainly by foreign citizens, raises a few concerns.\u00a0Many Swedes are of course charmed by the sudden increase in tourism to the northern parts of Uppland and Halland counties, October is not the most attractive season.<\/strong> There are, however, some useful information that would be good for any foreign visitor to be aware of, and we\u00a0will therefore give a bit of advice, should this increased level of tourism continue.<\/p>\n

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The beautiful nature near the Forsmark nuclear power plant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In Sweden we have something called “Allemansr\u00e4tten<\/a><\/strong>” (usually translated as “Right of public access<\/a><\/strong>” or “Everyman’s right<\/a><\/strong>“). Allemansr\u00e4tten gives you the right to access of our nature, not only at national parks and other dedicated areas. In principle you may go anywhere you like all over Sweden; our forests, pastureland, mountains, lakes and rivers are all available for you to enjoy, Swede or foreigner alike. But there’s more to it. You are also allowed to pick flowers, berries and mushrooms for your enjoyment, and you may raise a tent almost anywhere for a night or two without asking for permission.<\/p>\n

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The Allemansr\u00e4tt gives you the right to pick berries anywhere in Sweden, as long as you stay outside the fence of nuclear power plants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This wonderful freedom to roam comes with a responsibility to take care of the nature that we can access. For short, it can be summarized with the phrase\u00a0\u201dDon\u2019t disturb \u2013 don\u2019t destroy<\/strong>\u201d. Furthermore, it does not give you the right to access fenced industrial areas, and in particular it does not give you the right to enter a protected property, so called skyddsobjekt<\/a><\/strong>. Nuclear power plants fall under the category skyddsobjekt, and entering the area of a skyddsobjekt without permission is a legal offence, something that many of you will experience rather soon<\/a>. Therefore, while hiking in the Swedish nature, it is highly unsuitable to bring a ladder for passing fences<\/a> into a skyddsobjekt or other industrial area. Likewise, cutting holes in the fence of such areas is not part of Allemansr\u00e4tten, and recreational bicycling is much better done elsewhere. Therefore we kindly ask you to respect these rules the next time you want to enjoy the nature of Sweden.<\/p>\n

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When you see a sign like this one you should turn around, not use your bolt cutter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you really want to visit a Swedish nuclear power plant and learn more about what it is all about, why not give them a call first?<\/strong> In fact, you can book guided tours at all nuclear power plants in Sweden, including the shut down plant at Barseb\u00e4ck (where you may see even more details from the inside). By the way, it is for free, you just have to be 14 years old or more. You are also welcome to visit\u00a0the final repository for low and medium level short-lived waste (SFR) outside of Forsmark, and the intermediate storage facility of nuclear fuel (CLAB) in Oskarshamn. To see all the used nuclear fuel with just a couple of meters of water in between is really an educational experience. On the following links you will find contact details:<\/p>\n