Waste Management Symposia 2014

Session 003 - Papers/Panel: Monday - Finland/Sweden Featured Nations: National Program and Local Views

Co Chair(s):	George Dials (USA) Irena Mele (Austria)
Lead Organizer:	Leif Eriksson (USA)
Add'l Organizer(s):	Robert Havel (Sweden) Magnus Holmqvist (Sweden) Esko Tusa (Finland)
Panel Reporter:	Keith Miller (United Kingdom)
Paper Reviewer:	Leif Eriksson (USA)

This panel will discuss the WM activities in two countries, Finland and Sweden, our 2014 featured nations. After presentations, the panel will interact and discuss with the WM attendees the status of the country's WM programs and policies.

Panelists include: Herrko Plit, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Employment and the Economy, Energy Department, Nuclear Energy and Fossil Fuels (Finland); Vesa Jalonen, Chairman of the Municipal Council, Eurajoki Municipality (Finland); Ingvar Persson, Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste (Sweden); and Jacob Spangenberg, Mayor, Municipality of Osthammar (Sweden).

Panel Report

Panelists:
Local Community Involvement Jacob Spangenberg, Municipality of Osthammer (Sweden)

Papers
The Division of Responsibilities between the State and Power Companies in the Management of Spent Fuel and Nuclear Waste in Sweden - 14593 Ingvar Persson, Swedish National Council for Nuclear Waste (Sweden)
Local Community Involvement - The Swedish Example - 14639 Jacob Spangenberg, Municipality of Osthammer (Sweden); Marie Berggren, The Municipality of Östhammar (Sweden)

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