Many stakeholders are involved in the waste management programme. Here is a short description of the respective authorities, municipalities, organisations, associations and companies as well as links to their websites.
State authorities and committees
Government Offices
www.regeringen.se
The Government makes decisions about whether the SKB will be authorised to construct a repository for spent nuclear fuel. The Government reviews applications in light of the Environmental Code and the Act on Nuclear Activities. The Government has given the SSM the task of reviewing SKB’s application under the Act on Nuclear Activities. When the application has been reviewed, a report is presented to the Government. The Environmental Court reviews the application according to the Environmental Code and reports its findings to the Government.
Before the Government grants SKB a license to construct a repository, Östhammar municipality must also approve to SKB’s applications.
Ministry of the Environment
www.regeringen.se
This ministry is responsible for legislation regarding nuclear safety and radiation protection. A safe radiation environment is one of the sixteen national goals for environmental quality that the Swedish parliament has decided upon.
The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority
www.stralsakerhetsmyndigheten.se
The Radiation Safety Authority is responsible within the areas of radiation safety and nuclear safety and is accountable to the Ministry of the Environment. We work proactively to protect people and environments from undesired effects of radiation now and in the future. This authority was founded on July 1, 2008 when it assumed responsibility from the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate, SKI, and the Swedish Radiation Protection Institute, SSI.
The Environmental Court
www.domstol.se
The Environmental Court judges environmental and water related matters in relation to the Environmental Code. The court will review all environmental aspects of the entire repository system.
Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste
www.karnavfallsradet.se
The Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste is a scientific committee under the Ministry of the Environment. The council has the task of investigating questions related to nuclear waste as well as the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear facilities. It is also responsible for advising the Government on these matters.
The Swedish Nuclear Waste Fund
www.karnavfallsfonden.se
The Nuclear Waste Fund is a governmental authority with the primary task of administrating fees that have been collected from nuclear power reactor owners. Fees are to be used for paying the costs for the repository for spent nuclear fuel.
Municipalities
The Municipality of Oskarshamn
www.oskarshamn.se
The Municipality of Östhammar
www.osthammar.se/slutforvar
County Councils and Regions
Kalmar County
www.kalmar.regionforbund.se
Uppsala County
www.regionuppsala.se
County Administrative Boards
County Administrative Board in Kalmar County
www.lansstyrelsen.se/kalmar
County Administrative Board in Uppsala County
www.c.lst.se
Non-profit Organisations
Here is a list of only those organisations that receive funding from The Swedish Nuclear Waste Fund to follow the repository issue.
The Swedish NGO Office for Nuclear Waste Review, MKG
www.mkg.se
The environmental organisations’ nuclear waste review, MKG, is a cooperative effort between the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, the Society for Nature Conservation in Uppsala County, the Nature Conservation Association in Kalmar County, Field Biologists and the Public Opinion Group for Safe Final Storage of Radioactive Waste in Oskarshamn (OSS). MKG is a non-profit organisation that monitors and reviews the nuclear power industry’s plans to find methods and sites for repositories of radioactive waste from nuclear power plants.
The Swedish Environmental Movement’s Nuclear Waste Secretariat, Milkas
www.milkas.se
Milkas is a non-profit association founded in 2004 by the popular movement against nuclear power-nuclear weapons and by the environmental association, Friends of the Earth. The purpose of the association is to follow and critically review all the various projects that involve taking care of highly radioactive waste as well as work toward the best long-term, environmentally sound solutions.
National Organisation of Energy Associations, SERO
www.sero.se
SERO is a non-profit, non-partisan association, open to all. The association was founded in 1980 and is responsible for promoting the use of domestic, renewable sources of energy that are included in an ecological cycle and make the least possible impact upon the environment.
Nuclear Industry
Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB)
www.skb.se
SKB is a company that is owned by the Swedish nuclear power companies. SKB was founded in the 1970s and one important task is to take care of all spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. SKB is also responsible for those facilities where waste is stored today: The interim storage facility, Clab, outside of Oskarshamn, the repository for short-lived radioactive waste in Forsmark, as well as rock-storage vaults for waste, BFA, on the Simpevarp peninsula.