Sweden intends to announce a decision on how it will handle its nuclear waste on 27 January, climate and environment minister Annika Strandhäll said.

Ms Strandhäll said the government has all the information it needs to make a decision, but did not say what that decision would be.

In August, the government approved an expansion of the Clab interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel at Forsmark, but delayed a decision on a permanent repository, also planned for Forsmark, north of Stockholm in southeast Sweden.

The nuclear industry is worried that without approval for a final repository, there is increased risk of Clab becoming full before all the permits are in place for final disposal.