SSI and SKI got the money. It was, by the way, given them by the same Minister of the Environment who in November of the following year told the Swedish Parliament that neither she nor the Government had, or would assume, any responsibility whatsoever for the process SKB had started. This gap between word and actions hardly inspires confidence in the future course of the siting process. In one of them, Mal , the decision was taken after a local referendum. All three are located on the Baltic coast.
None is likely to reject a proposition on political or economic grounds.
SKB has also shown interest in three communities adjacent to sthammar and Oskarshamn, respectively. In all these communities, environmentalists have joined forces to meet SKBs propaganda offensive. In terms of economic resources, however, they are clearly operating out of an underdog position. The environmentalists took the opportunity to express their criticisms of both the KBS method and SKBs tactics. Furthermore, they pointed out areas of persistent uncertainty regarding spheres of authority and questions of procedure in the decision process.