About 3,000 barrels of nuclear radioactive waste misplaced in Sweden Monday, 17 May 2021 9:36 AM
[ Last Update: Monday, 17 May 2021 9:40 AM ] Nearly 3,000 radioactive barrels are mislaid in Forsmark, Sweden. (File Photo)
Nearly 3,000 barrels of “life-threatening” nuclear waste have reportedly been misplaced in Sweden, raising concerns about potential environmental impacts and prompting calls for an urgent re-inspection of the radioactive material.
A stock control inspection has recently found that 2,800 barrels containing historical radioactive waste from the 1970s and 1980s were stored incorrectly in a warehouse in Forsmark, Uppland County.
The Forsmark nuclear plant and repository, located some 100 kilometers north of Stockholm, contains over 30,000 cubic meters of radioactive waste.