Global Progress Towards Sustainable Endpoint Solutions for High-Level Waste and Spent Nuclear Fuel webinar series 1.2 - 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) provided information on the Plans, progress and key factors for managing and deposing the spent nuclear fuel in Sweden with stakeholder involvement.This webinar was 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.SpeakersAnni Fritzell - Manager Research and Post-Closure Safety, SKB, SwedenFredrik De la Gardie - Funding expert, SKB, SwedenAnna Porelius - Head of Communication, SKB, SwedenFabian Sjöberg - Mayor of Osthammar, SwedenErik Lindgren - Project Director Spent nuclear fuel repository, SKB, SwedenAgendaThe 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; andConstruction of SKB’s spent nuclear fuel repository, lessons learnt and success factors ahead.ModeratorsMarla Morales - Director, Office of Consent-Based Siting, US DOE/Office of Nuclear Energy, USASeth Kirshenberg – Executive Director, ECA, USAStefan Mayer – Team Leader, Radioactive Waste Disposal, IAEA