Siempelkamp Nukleartechnik GmbH, Siempelkampstr. 45, D-47803 Krefeld; tel. +49 2151 8948 290, fax +49 2151 8948 457, e-mail wolfgang.steinwarz@siempelkamp. com; contact Dr Wolfgang Steinwarz.
Products/Services/Activities: Melting and recycling of radioactively contaminated metals, radwaste management, production of containers for nuclear waste and components for nuclear facilities, equipment and engineering for the operation and decommissioning of nuclear facilities, multiple stud tensioners, manipulators, R&D in reactor safety technology.

Studiecentrum voor Kernenergie, Centre d’Etude de l’Energie Nucléaire SCK/CEN, Boeretang 200, B-2400 Mol; tel. +32 14 33 25 93, fax +32 14 31 89 36, http://www.sckcen.be; contact Jef Vanwildemeersch, e-mail: jvanwild@sckcen.be.
Products/Services/Activities: R&D and associated services related to: nuclear safety, fuel and materials irradiation experiments in the BR2 materials testing reactor; management and disposal of radioactive waste and dismantling of nuclear installations; site restoration; radiation protection.

Synatom, Place du Champ de Mars 5, B-1050 Brussels; tel. +32 2 505 07 11, fax +32 2 505 07 90, e-mail mailmaster@synatom.com; contact Robert Leclère, Managing Director.
Products/Services/Activities: The Belgian nuclear fuel cycle company Synatom, a subsidiary of the private electricity supply company Electrabel, is in charge of managing the fuel cycle for all Belgium’s NPPs, from uranium procurement to spent fuel management.
Belgium produces around 60% of its electricity from NPPs fueled through Synatom.

SKB (Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company), P.O. Box 250, S-101 24 Stockholm; tel. +46 8 459 8400, fax +46 8 579 38610, e-mail info@skb.se;
http://www.skb.se contact Sten Kjellman.
Products/Services/Activities: SKB operates systems and facilities for the management and final disposal of spent nuclear fuel and other radioactive waste from the Swedish nuclear power plants as well as from industry, medical care and research. For this purpose SKB has built a final repository for short-lived operational waste and an interim storage facility for spent nuclear fuel. What remains to be built is an encapsulation plant and a deep repository for final disposal. With regard to these plans SKB conducts extensive research, development and demonstration work. SKB is responsible for coordination and investigations regarding the costs for nuclear waste, future decommissioning, strategic stockpiling of uranium, etc. SKB International Consultants Co, a subsidiary to SKB, acts as an international consultant on the management and disposal of nuclear waste.