Welcome to the Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste
The Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste, established in 1992, is an independent committee under the Ministry of the Environment.
The Council’s mandate:
• To investigate and advise the Swedish Government in matters relating to nuclear waste and the decommissioning of nuclear installations.
• The Council shall hold dialogue with authorities, the nuclear industry, organisations, politicians and the mass media.
• The Council shall have a broad spectrum of expertise, including natural sciences, technical aspects, social sciences and humanities.
Publications in English
Final storage decision process
Seminar 20-21 November 2013
Symposium on the technical barriers in a geological repository for used nuclear fuel
The Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste invites to an international symposium on the functions of the technical barriers in a geological repository for high level waste. The symposium will be held on 20 – 21 November 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden. The symposium will be conducted in English. A symposium website will be available shortly with programme and further information.
