The Swedish NGO Office for Nuclear Waste Review (Miljöorganisationernas kärnavfallsgranskning), MKG, has as its aim is to achieve the implementation of the environmentally best long-term option, for both the public health and for the environment, for the management of the radioactive waste from nuclear activities in Sweden. MKG does not advocate any particular method or site, but wants the best base of information so that the environmental courts can make their decisions about where and how Sweden’s nuclear waste shall be disposed. It is vital that alternative methods and sites that might be better options with respect to long-term environmental and health impacts, are fully evaluated. Being part of the environmental movement, MKG works toward long-term sustainability for both humankind and the environment.
MKG is a non-governmentaltal organization with of five member organizations.
MKG’s work is financed out of the Nuclear Waste Fund. MKG is headquartered in Göteborg and has a consultative expert council.
MKG is an established actor in the national work being done on nuclear waste management in Sweden. The focus of MKG’s work includes:
- initiatives to make nuclear waste management a prominent issue for the Swedish people and decision-makers alike
- critical examination of the Swedish nuclear industry’s nuclear waste project as it relates to public health and the environment. MKG also works to identify new issues relating to nuclear waste that have health and environmental implications
- taking part in and influencing the ongoing consultations concerning a final repository for nuclear waste. MKG advances various alternative options for nuclear waste management with a focus on long-term environmental safety and the welfare of future generations.
The Board of MKG is, as follows:
- Chairperson: Anna Sundahl, Nature and Youth Sweden
- Vice-chairperson: Kenneth Gunnarsson, Oss (a local opinion group for safe final storage of radioactive waste in Östhammar community)
- Catharina Lihnell Järnhester, the local chapter of SNF in Kalmar county administrative province
- Jenny Lundström, the local chapter of SNF in Uppsala county administrative province
- Linda Birkedal, SNF Sweden
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