Photo: Frida Karlsson Work to extend SFR, the final repository for short-lived radioactive waste, began today with a blast 45 metres below ground. The blast marked the start of the six-year extension project. SFR, which has been in operation since the late 1980s, is now being extended to receive dec…

The ground was broken today to start the construction of the Swedish Spent Fuel Repository in Forsmark, Östhammar Municipality. Minister for Climate and Environment Romina Pourmokhtari was present to officially start the work. The final repository will be ready for disposal in the 2030s, and will be…

SKB is to weld canisters for the Finnish final repository for spent nuclear fuel. An agreement has been concluded between SKB and its Finnish counterpart, Posiva Oy, under which SKB will weld the bases of the Finnish canisters in SKB’s canister laboratory in Oskarshamn.

On Friday the 29th of November SKB was granted a permit to commence rock construction work on the extension of the final repository for short-lived radioactive waste, SFR, in Forsmark. The permit was issued by the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, SSM. In December 2022, Svensk Kärnbränslehantering…

SKB International is one of around 50 Swedish companies participating in the Swedish royal couple's state visit to Singapore. Magnus Holmqvist with Puah Kok Keong, Chief Executive, Energy Market Authority, EMA. Singapore is a country with ambitious goals to reduce its emissions and is working toward…

SKB has today received an environmental permit to build and operate the final repository for spent nuclear fuel in Forsmark and the encapsulation plant in Oskarshamn. The judgement was issued by the Land and Environmental Court, which is also granting SKB an enforcement order to enable initial work …

In January 2022, SKB was granted permissibility and a licence by the Government to build a final repository for spent nuclear fuel in Forsmark in Östhammar Municipality and an encapsulation plant in Oskarshamn. It is now time for the main hearing at the Land and Environment Court in Nacka on 17-20 S…

Confidence in SKB is high and support for future final repositories remains strong. This is shown by Novus’ annual opinion survey in the municipalities of Oskarshamn and Östhammar. In spring 2024, SKB commissioned the research company Novus to conduct opinion surveys in the two municipalities where …

The Government has approved SKB’s latest programme for research, development and demonstration, RD&D 2022. Every three years, SKB presents a comprehensive research programme for the management and disposal of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel. The latest version was submitted to the Swedi…

Support for final repositories in Östhammar and Oskarshamn is stronger than ever. No fewer than 86% of residents in those municipalities support SKB’s plans to build a final repository for spent nuclear fuel in Forsmark and an encapsulation plant in Oskarshamn. This is revealed by a Novus survey con…