Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND) has sent letters to 22 Norwegian municipalities with an invitation to participate in a further process with the aim of locating nuclear waste facilities.
NND, a government agency, said the establishment of the facilities is necessary for it to be able to carry out its mission to clean up after the Norwegian nuclear research programme. The 22 municipalities were selected after a comprehensive assessment based on 18 different criteria, NND said.
Martin Andreasson, director of communications at NND, aid: “We are not now asking for a final ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to specific facilities on specific plots of land.
“What we are asking for is a clarification of whether the municipality is positive about participating in further investigation, dialogue and any planning processes related to the location of facilities for Norwegian radioactive waste.”