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It also removes the permit requirement and municipal veto for activities involving small amounts of uranium, meaning local governments can no longer block such projects through local political decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: Sveriges\u00a0riksdag, &#8220;F\u00f6rbudet\u00a0mot\u00a0utvinning\u00a0av\u00a0uran\u00a0tas\u00a0bort&#8221;,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riksdagen.se\/sv\/dokument-och-lagar\/dokument\/betankande\/forbudet-mot-utvinning-av-uran-tas-bort_hd01nu7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.riksdagen.se\/sv\/dokument-och-lagar\/dokument\/betankande\/forbudet-mot-utvinning-av-uran-tas-bort_hd01nu7\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweden\u2019s Parliament has approved the Government\u2019s proposal to permit uranium mining in the country. The decision reclassifies uranium as a concession mineral, recognizing its particular importance to society and allowing for regulated extraction. 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