Östhammar City Council has had its say.
The municipality releases its veto and allows Swedish Nuclear Fuel Management (SKB) to build a final repository for spent nuclear fuel in Forsmark.
- It is an unconditional yes, says municipal councilor Margareta Widén-Berggren (S).
The work of producing a final repository for Sweden's nuclear waste has been ongoing since the 1970s.
Östhammar municipality has been an active party in the process for 25 years.
- We have received answers to our questions, we feel that we are mature for this.
There is no reason to wait for the government.
The rest of the process will be examined by the authorities in the step-by-step review, says Widén-Berggren, who has been involved for all years.
In 2011, SKB applied for permission from the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority and the Land and Environmental Court to build the final repository in Forsmark.
Here it is intended that the spent nuclear fuel should be stored in copper capsules surrounded by bentonite clay, approximately 500 meters down into the bedrock.
The waste, which is the most difficult waste from Swedish nuclear power, must be isolated and rested for at least 100,000 years.
The application is with the government for further processing.
- Now I hope that the government takes its responsibility and makes a decision so that this will happen.
It is about how we take care of our nuclear waste, says Widén-Berggren (S).
In the early 2030s, SKB hopes to be able to receive the first deliveries of spent nuclear fuel for final disposal.