Swedish radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering (SKB) has begun excavation works to extend its Final ...

Sweden has begun constructing a nuclear waste repository to store radioactive waste deep underground near the Forsmark nuclear power plant. Holes will be drilled into solid rock to accommodate ...

Sweden has initiated the construction of a repository for the long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel in Söderviken, close to the Forsmark nuclear power plant. The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste ...

A new nuclear waste shelter in Sweden, among the first in the world of its kind, follows political ambitions and a sudden ...

The repository's design aims to provide protection for 100,000 years and withstand geological changes, climate-related disasters, and future ice ages.

near Vattenfall’s 3.2-GW Forsmark nuclear power plant, on Jan. 15. The milestone kicks off a 10-year construction period for the Swedish Spent Fuel Repository. “The final repository will be ...

Sweden is taking bold steps towards solving one of the most significant challenges of nuclear energy: the safe disposal of radioactive waste. Located in Forsmark, about 87 miles north of Stockholm ...

The construction work of the Spent Fuel Repository is taking place in Söderviken, adjacent to the Forsmark nuclear power plant. This repository — located 500 meters below ground in solid ...

Blasting work 45 metres below ground has begun, marking the start of the expansion of Sweden's existing SFR final repository ...

close to the Forsmark nuclear power plant. The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB) received an environmental permit to build and operate the repository in October 2024.