Plans, Progress and Key Factors for Managing and Disposing of Spent Nuclear Fuel in Sweden with Stakeholder Involvement

On January 29, 2025, a webinar hosted jointly by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Department of Nuclear Energy, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy, and the Energy Communities Alliance (ECA) will provide information on the Plans, progress and key factors for managing and deposing the spent nuclear fuel in Sweden with stakeholder involvement.

This webinar will be delivered by senior staff of SKB, the organization responsible for radioactive waste and spent fuel management in Sweden, as well as by Mayor Fabian Sjöberg of Osthammar, the elected local official of the host community to the future DGR. It is the second in a series of webinars informing on the Global Progress Towards Sustainable Endpoint Solutions for High-level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel.

The webinar will last 1.5 hours, is open to the public, and provides opportunities for audience engagement and Q&A through a webinar chat.

Speakers

• Anni Fritzell - Manager Research and Post-Closure Safety, SKB, Sweden
• Fredrik De la Gardie - Funding expert, SKB, Sweden
• Anna Porelius - Head of Communication, SKB, Sweden
• Fabian Sjöberg - Mayor of Osthammar, Sweden

• Erik Lindgren - Project Director Spent nuclear fuel repository, SKB, Sweden

  Agenda 

• The nuclear waste management program of SKB and key developments;
• Funding the nuclear waste management program and its main cost drivers;
• Social acceptance - How to gain and manage trust;
• The journey to a DGR in Osthammar – A community perspective; and

• Construction of SKB’s spent nuclear fuel repository, lessons learnt and success factors ahead.

   

  Moderators 

• Marla Morales - Director, Office of Consent-Based Siting, US DOE/Office of Nuclear Energy, USA
• Seth Kirshenberg – Executive Director, ECA, USA
• Stefan Mayer – Team Leader, Radioactive Waste Disposal, IAEA