Michael Knochenhauer
Michael Knochenhauer is Director General at SSM, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority. SSM has a broad area of responsibility related to all aspects of radiation safety, including nuclear safety, radiation protection, security and nuclear non-proliferation. He joined SSM in 2014 and has previously held position at SSM as Director for Nuclear Power Plant Safety and Director for Regulation and Knowledge Development. Michael holds a degree in engineering physics from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, where he graduated in 1983. He has 40+ years of experience in nuclear safety, having been active both on the industry side and as a regulator. He started out at ASEA-Atom, the Swedish reactor vendor (now Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB) at the time of the commissioning of the latest Swedish reactors, the Generation III boiling water reactors Forsmark 3 and Oskarshamn 3. Prior to joining SSM he was active during several years within Lloyd’s Register Consulting (LRC). This involved a number of different positions, including CEO of LRC Sweden and R&D Director on group level.
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