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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Swedish Know-how on Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel Being Exported

Swedish Know-how on Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel Being Exported
STOCKHOLM, November 29, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

SKB International has signed a new agreement with Canadian NWMO, Nuclear Waste Management Organization, on the issue of managing spent nuclear fuel. The agreement reinforces SKB International's strategy to continue in its role as an important international player within safe management of spent nuclear fuel.

The new agreement concerns the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company's underground rock laboratory, the "Aspo Hard Rock Laboratory". Amongst other things, the agreement allows NWMO to use specific SKB's research results and to perform research at Aspo.

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