Sweden’s nuclear fuel management company SKB has received an environmental permit to refurbish and expand the port of Forsmark and to carry out operations there.

The granting of the permit was announced by the land and environment court. The permit regulates areas including noise, transport and other impacts on the environment.

The port, north of Stockholm in the east of the country, will be used for transport to and from planned final repository projects, SKB's communications manager Anna Porelius said.