(351.3488) WISE Stockholm - Included in the terms of reference of the committee was to propose locations for a waste site. Radio-active waste produced in the country is currently being stored at Kjeller. The storage facility there is expected to be full in 1993.
In late December 1990, the committee's proposed locations for a new storage site were leaked to the press. The sites included old railway tunnels in Amil and Rollag kommuns, and mine tunnels in Hjerkinn and Killingdal (near Roros). Local authorities had not been informed, but learned of the plans through the press. The Norwegian Society For The Conservation Of Nature responded by asking all kommuns to refuse a storage site until the research reactor at Halden is shut down and the government guarantees radioactive waste will not be imported into Norway.
The committee's report was made public in March 1990, and a public review period ended 15 April. The Killingdal site got the highest recommendation. There is strong local opposition, but also strong support by a local politician who also wants to expand tourism.
Source: Norwegian Ministry of Oil and Energy, Box 8148 DEP, N-0033 Oslo 1, Norway, tel: +47-2-34 90 90.
Contact: The Norwegian Society For The Conservation Of Nature, Box 2113, 0505 Oslo, Norway, tel: +47-2-71 55 20; fax: +47-2-71 56 40.
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