Company description

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

SKB's mission is to manage spent nuclear fuel and radioactive waste from the Swedish nuclear power plants so that human health and the environment are protected in the short and long term.

SKB has started the contracts to expand the existing facility for low and intermediate level waste, SFR, as well as preparatory work for the Nuclear Fuel Repository. SKB's Project Department is responsible for the implementation of programs, projects and assignments at the company.

About the role

About the thesis

The aim of this thesis is to analyze and investigate whether dewatered, nitrogen-containing sediments from the bilge water that arises during tunneling for the Nuclear Fuel Repository in Forsmark can be sold on a local or regional market.

The background to the work is SKB's ambition to reduce the environmental impact of its operations by reducing the amount of waste going to landfill.

The aim is to provide SKB with information about the content of the sediments, investigate opportunities to use the sediments as, for example, fertilizer locally or regionally and calculate the climate impact of the various disposal options

This assignment is for one or two students.

Requirement specification

We are looking for talented students who want to help us on our journey towards a fossil-free life and who will soon graduate from their academic studies. Writing a thesis at SKB gives you a unique opportunity to contribute to our purpose and develop in an organization with a great depth of knowledge in several scientific fields. We have many national and international experts who are happy to share their knowledge and experience

• Civil engineering education in soil and water, Agronomy education with a focus on soil science or similar.
• Scope 30 credits
• Language skills: Swedish and English, fluent in both speech and writing

Additional information

Additional information

• The assignment starts: summer/autumn 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.
• Last day to apply: April 27, 2025.
• Contact person: Jenny Holmström, jenny.holmstrom@skb.se, 070-320 05 34

Diversity and inclusion - in everything we do

We are convinced that heterogeneous teams can outperform homogeneous teams. But we can only unleash and use 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 will find more information about SKB.

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