Waste Management

Sweden / SKB Gets Environmental Permit For Construction Of Deep Geologic Repository For Spent Nuclear Fuel

By David Dalton
24 October 2024

Initial work on major project can now begin at the end of the year, company announces

SKB Gets Environmental Permit For Construction Of Deep Geologic Repository For Spent Nuclear Fuel
The repository will comprise around 60 km of tunnels with space for more than 6,000 canisters of spent fuel. Courtesy SKB.
Sweden’s radioactive waste management company SKB has received an environmental permit to build and operate a final repository for spent nuclear fuel at Forsmark and an encapsulation facility at Oskarshamn.

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