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SKB supplements the application for a final repository
SKB has submitted additional documentation regarding the application for a final repository system to the Ministry of the Environment. The supplement includes responses to the issues raised by the Land and Environment Court in its statement to the Government in January 2018. SKB's supplement in part…Published: 4 April 2019
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A welcome decision in Oskarshamn
The municipal council in Oskarshamn decided yesterday that it stands behind Svensk Kärnbränslehantering’s plan to build a nuclear fuel encapsulation plant in the municipality. “This is a historical message and an important milestone for us. It is of course both welcome and enjoyable. It shows that t…Published: 18 June 2018
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Large majority in favour of a nuclear fuel repository in Forsmark
Three out of four residents in Östhammar Municipality are in favour of the planned final repository for spent nuclear fuel in Forsmark. That is what the annual opinion poll conducted by Novus for SKB in Östhammar Municipality shows. In Oskarshamn Municipality, 79 percent are in favour of the constru…Published: 1 June 2018
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Further documentation will provide clearer answers regarding the copper canister
Almost all parts of the application are approved, but the Land and Environment Court requests more documentation on the copper canister. Allan Hedin is a safety analyst at SKB and leads the work of preparing the supplementary documentation. – We plan to be ready during this year, he says. The court …Published: 28 February 2018
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Two statements on the Spent Fuel Repository
The answer was a clear yes in SSM’s statement to the Government on SKB’s system for final disposal of spent nuclear fuel. The Land and Environment Court was also positive in several important respects but calls for more documentation on the copper canisters. The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (S…Published: 19 February 2018
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The Land and Environment Court’s statement in the environmental licensing process
Today, the Land and Environment Court submitted its statement to the Government in the case concerning a final repository for spent nuclear fuel. The court approves large parts of the application: issues relating to the site Forsmark, the rock, the buffer and the environmental impact assessment. The…Published: 25 January 2018
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Swedish Radiation Safety Authority recommends approval of the Spent Fuel Repository
The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, SSM, recommends the Government to grant a licence for a final repository for spent nuclear fuel in Forsmark and an encapsulation plant in Oskarshamn. SKB has the potential to meet the requirements of the Nuclear Activities Act concerning safe final disposal wi…Published: 23 January 2018
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One step closer to an extended SFR
The Land and Environment Court and the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority have announced SKB's application for a licence to extend the Final Repository for Short-lived Radioactive Waste, SFR, in Forsmark. – An extension of SFR creates capacity for final disposal of low- and intermediate-level waste …Published: 14 December 2017
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A week in Östhammar with a focus on the environment
The fourth week of the hearing began with the court presenting the schedule for the week. SKB’s legal representative presented SKB’s demands with a special focus on the Spent Fuel Repository. Tuesday and Wednesday was about SKB’s operations and their consequences. SKB described the design of the Spe…Published: 16 October 2017
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A week in Oskarshamn with inspections
About 70 people were present at Forum in Oskarshamn when the third week of the main hearing began on Monday afternoon. SKB, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority and other regulatory authorities, the municipalities, environmental organisations and both local newspapers were represented. A large par…Published: 10 October 2017