Nuclear Waste State-of-the-Art Report 2022 – Society, technology and ethics SOU 2022:7

The Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste is an interdisciplinary committee that is tasked with advising the Government on issues of spent nuclear fuel, nuclear waste and decommissioning of nuclear facilities, (M 1992:A Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste. Dir. 2018:18). In February every other year, the Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste gives its independent assessment of the current situation in the field of nuclear waste. The assessment is presented in the form of a state-of-the-art report. The purpose of the report is to give attention to and describe issues that the Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste considers important, and to give an account of the Council’s views on these issues. The Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste herewith submits to the Government the state-of-the-art report SOU 2022:7 Nuclear Waste State-of-the-Art Report 2022 – Society, technology and ethics.

This report is endorsed by all members of the board and experts in the Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste. The Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste’s scientific secretary Johanna Swedin has been the project manager for the work on the state-of-the-art report.

English versions of the Nuclear Waste state-of-the-art reports are also available for the years 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020.