Research projects in the field of Critical Nuclear Studies

Active projects

An exhibition booth on nuclear diplomacy

Nuclear Diplomacy? Strengthening Civil Society in Nuclear Waste Governance

This project considers the role of civil society and non-governmental diplomatic actors in shaping and scrutinising Swedish plans for a final repository for nuclear waste.

Dounreay nuclear power station in northern Scotland. In the foreground grazing sheep, in the background the North Sea.

Nuclear Natures

“Nuclear natures” is a key category of environments, connected to active and closed nuclear power plants, as well as to radioactive waste storages, influencing the livability of numerous areas in the near and distant future. (2021-2026, VR)

A model showing the final disposal of nuclear waste

Managing Eternity? Accountability in the Deep Time Management of Nuclear Waste

How can we ensure the safe management of nuclear waste for hundreds of thousands of years? Who or what will be accountable for the long-term oversight of final repositories for nuclear waste?

En grupp människor i gula dräkter som arbetar med en maskin.

Aging Atoms: Nuclear Maintenance Techniques in Sweden and the UK (1980-2026)

A project exploring how nuclear power plants are kept operational over time, with a focus on maintenance, risk and safety through studies in Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Ett vattendrag med ett kärnkraftverk i bakgrunden.

Nuclear Futures

This research area explores the role of nuclear power in the society of the future, with a focus on new technologies, long-lived radioactive waste, and how people and institutions manage risk, responsibility, and decision-making over long timescales.

Past projects

NuSPACES

Cultural heritage processes are currently gaining traction in relation to the decommissioning of nuclear facilities. Who are the key actors in these processes and what stories are taking shape? (2021-2024, JPI/VR)

Read more on the project homepage: nuspaces.eu

Nuclear Memory

How are we to transfer information to future generations about nuclear waste repositories? What is the key information to be provided and who will be able to understand the message? (2021-2023, SKB).

Read more on the project homepage: nuclearmemory.wordpress.com/

Nuclearwaters

Is nuclear energy in fact to be conceptualized as a hydraulic form of technology, with much deeper historical roots than we use to think? If so, how will the writing of nuclear history be affected? (2018-2022, ERC)

Read more on the project homepage: nuclearwaters.eu

Atomic Heritage

The material and cultural remnants of nuclear power constitute a critical and contemporary form of cultural heritage that has become increasingly relevant—indeed essential—to investigate. (2018–2021, RJ)

Read more on the project homepage: atomicheritage.wordpress.com

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