The municipality of Östhammar in southeast Sweden has approved plans to build a deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel, meaning all the documentation is in place for a final decision from the government.
The municipality said the plans had passed a vote at an extraordinary general meeting on 13 October. It said 38 members supported the decision, seven opposed it and three abstained.
The councils of both Östhammar and Oskarshamn municipalities have now approved the application to build a repository at Söderviken, close to the Forsmark nuclear power station, about 140 km north of Stockholm.
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