Mayors around Langøya: – This is the question – Dagbladet.no

The government is preparing a tender process for storing radioactive waste in the Oslo fjord, at an island belonging to the company Noah (Norwegian Waste) Holmestrand.

This despite the fact that Norwegian Waste Management (Noah) have concluded that this is not proper.

– We were in 2014 ordered by the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority to clean up old radioactive waste at Søve mines in Nome municipality. We therefore examines possibilities for storing waste. Therefore, we contacted NOAH’s facility in Holmestrand, to check if they can save waste, said State Secretary Lars Jacob Hiim (H) in the Ministry of Trade and VG.

Langøya located in Re municipality and Mayor Thorvald Hillestad (Sp) supports Noah fully in the decision not to accept the waste.

This means that the politician does not have any faith in the government’s plans are going to be realized.

– We are concession rewarding authority and when Langøya not suitable for this type of waste, so it would be very strange if the government should have overruled us here, says Hillestad Dagbladet.

He was originally aware that Noah had said no before summer and stated that residents of his even close is for the new waste on the island.

– It really themselves, Hillestad says.

He has with his neighbor mayor Alf Johan Svele (H) in the neighboring municipality Holmestrand.

Langøya located very close to his municipality and Svele did not recognize the Government was preparing the tender process before Dagbladet called him.

– If it is true that the island is not fit to receive waste, as this is completely unacceptable. I’ve already received a number of responses from people here and I’m going to take a phone to the minister over the weekend to clear up in this, says Alf Johan Svele about the case.

Neither Karl Einar Haslestad, Labour mayor Sande, was familiar with the investigation wanted to government. He said he had the impression that the island’s storage of non-biodegradable waste coming to an end.

This is partly to fully open what he describes as a gem in the Oslo Fjord to the public.

– This process was already well on the way, but now it looks uncertain out. We in the municipalities around the island have to talk about this in the weeks to come, says Haslestad.

Much of Langøya is defined as a nature reserve. Around Langøya is also one of Norway’s most attractive holiday areas.

– This is totally beyond. Firstly Oslofjord the area where it lives most people in Norway. Secondly, not Langøya designed to keep radioactive waste, says Maren Esmark, secretary general of the Earth Norway, Dagbladet.