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Company Description

Enabling fossil freedom that drives society forward – that is our purpose. We are looking for talented students who want to help us on our journey towards fossil freedom. By writing a thesis at SKB, you will have a unique opportunity to contribute to our purpose.

SKB's mission is to manage used nuclear fuel and radioactive waste from Swedish nuclear power plants to protect human health and the environment in the short and long term.

SKB has begun the projects to expand the existing facility for low- and intermediate-level waste, SFR, as well as preparatory work for the Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository. SKB's Project department is responsible for the implementation of programs, projects, and assignments within the company.

About the Role

About the Thesis

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and investigate whether dewatered, nitrogen-containing sediments from the drainage water generated during tunneling for the Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository in Forsmark can be marketed locally or regionally.

The background to the work is SKB's ambition to reduce the environmental impact of operations by decreasing the amount of waste sent to landfills.

The goal is to provide SKB with information about the content of the sediments, investigate opportunities to utilize the sediments as, for example, fertilizers locally or regionally, and calculate the climate impact of the various disposal alternatives.

This assignment is for one or two students.

Requirements

We are looking for talented students who want to help us on our journey towards a fossil-free life and who are about to graduate from their academic studies. By writing a thesis at SKB, you will have a unique opportunity to contribute to our purpose and develop within an organization with a deep knowledge base across several scientific fields. We have many national and international experts who are eager to share their knowledge and experiences.

• Master's degree in civil engineering in soil and water, agronomy with a focus on soil science, or similar.
• Scope: 30 credits.
• Language skills: Swedish and English, fluent in both spoken and written.

Additional Information

• Assignment start: Summer/Fall 2025 by agreement.
• Location: Forsmark in Östhammar municipality or Solna (hybrid work possible).
• Application – a combined file with your CV and a copy of your grades.
• Application deadline: April 27, 2025.
• Contact person: Jenny Holmström, jenny.holmstrom@skb.se, 070-320 05 34.

Diversity and Inclusion – in Everything We Do

We believe that heterogeneous teams can outperform homogeneous teams. But we can only unleash and harness the power of diversity when everyone feels included. Read more about our important work with diversity and inclusion via this link.

On our website, www.skb.se, you can find more information about SKB.

Since Vattenfall and SKB are part of the Swedish critical infrastructure, many of our services are security classified. This means, if this position is security classified, that the final candidates may be subject to a special security review in accordance with the Security Protection Act.