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The Swedish Environmental Movement’s Nuclear Waste Secretariat (Miljörörelsens kärnavfallssekretariat, Milkas) is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation founded 31 October 2004 by the national anti-nuclear group The Swedish Anti-nuclear Movement (Folkkampanjen mot kärnkraft-kärnvapen, FMKK) and Friends of the Earth, Sweden (Miljöförbundet Jordens Vänner, MJV), the Swedish branch of Friends of the Earth International. Milkas co-operates with the Swedish organisation Green Women (Gröna kvinnor).

The Milkas statutes state:

The purpose of the association is to follow and critically scrutinize all projects dealing with management of highly radioactive waste, and to work for the best long-term and environmentally sound management method.

Milkas:

• monitors issues dealing with long-lived radioactive waste nationally and internationally,
• supports the work of national, regional and local environmental organisations on the nuclear waste issue,
• contributes towards making information related to the nuclear waste management public participation process more comprehensive,
• takes part in the public participation process within the framework of the environmental impact assessment review process according to the  Swedish Environmental Code, European Union Directives, and the Espoo Convention, and takes part in cases in the Environmental Court.

The association is partly financed by a government grant from The Swedish Nuclear Waste Fund.

Milkas Board 2009-2010

Eva Linderoth (FMKK), Chairperson
Ingela Segelborn (MJV), Treasurer
Eva Hallström (MJV)
Tore Wolff (FMKK)

Suppleanter

Yvonne Linné (FMKK)
Rolf Hansson (FMKK)
Sven-Erik Sjöstrand (MJV)
Birgitta Henriksson (MJV)

Staff

Miles Goldstick, info (@) milkas.se
Information Secretary