About us

AS ALARA is a state-owned company under the Ministry of Climate Change. Our team of professionals is committed to ensuring that future generations will have a living environment with minimum radiation exposure.

Our mission is to ensure the safe, responsible and evidence-based management of radioactive and hazardous waste throughout its lifecycle, based on competent personnel, continuous innovation and international safety standards. We operate in a secure and responsible way in an area that will have an impact for generations.
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Structure
About

AS ALARA is a state-owned company under the administration of the Ministry of Climate Change. The objective of the company is to ensure the disposal and management of hazardous and radioactive waste, to guarantee a living environment with minimum radiation risk for future generations and to increase the recycling of hazardous and non-hazardous waste in Estonia.  

The activities of the company are:  

  • Acceptance and management of hazardous waste in Vaivara; 
  • Management of the former Paldiski nuclear site and redevelopment of the former Paldiski nuclear site according to the needs of the Republic of Estonia;  
  • Acceptance of radioactive waste generated by enterprises, health care and research institutions in Estonia for treatment and storage;  
  • Provision of services in the fields of radioactivity and radioactive contamination measurement and deactivation.