In a letter to the editor of the DN Opinion on 26 april Ann Andrén up the management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, which we are happy to respond.
Because Sweden has used nuclear power since the beginning of the 70’s, there is a nuclear waste that must be disposed of, in the short and long term, in order to protect people and the environment. SKB, which is owned by the nuclear companies, the mission, and we have a working and secure system for this.
already a repository for driftavfall and in Oskarshamn is the use of the fuel securely in a buffer in anticipation of final disposal. Transportation is made by sea, with our custom ship M/S Sigrid.
What remains is to build a inkapslingsanläggning, and a repository for the spent fuel, and to bring these plants into operation.
After a thorough examination of the Swedish Radiation safety authority and the Land and environment court is the application to the government for further handling. In our security analysis, we show that with the chosen method, can build a repository that is long-term certainly in Forsmark.
take care of and disposal of nuclear waste, and demolish the nuclear power plants and other nuclear installations to be taken under the law of the nuclear companies. Since the mid 70’s accumulating nuclear companies money for this in the nuclear waste fund.
In our neighbouring country Finland approved by the Finnish government in 2015 to Posiva, SKB’s Finnish counterpart, use of the SKB developed the method KBS-3 repository is now being built. It remains for Posiva is to apply for an aoc, which is planned to take place within a couple of years.
Finland and Sweden are seen as international role models in the management of nuclear waste and there are many countries that will come to us to see and learn.
in Oskarshamn and Forsmark are open for visits. We would like to show and tell you more about how the radioactive waste and spent fuel to be disposed of in a safe way, both now and in the future.
