Yesterday was another fantastic day. We started off in Oskashamn with a visit to the local Nuclear Waste Management Plant, we had no idea what to expect and it was quite literally out of this world. We started with a presentation about what the facility does, it is a full scale research and development centre and then to our surprise we were given some safety equiptment, (pictured) which gave us the jitters just a bit! and then we went down in a very small dark lift 450 metres under the ground to where they are doing their research into the best way to manage the nuclear waste, currently they have been using nuclear power for about 40 years and now have 10,000 tonnes of waste - burying it seems to be the answer! It was absolutley amazing. Felt a bit dizzy and funny down there, I have alot of sympathy for the guys in Tasmania, must have been awful.
After the plant we gave a presentation to the Rotary club at Oskarshamn and enjoyed yet another lovely full hot meal for lunch. We were interv iweed and photographed for the local paper (we feel a bit like rock stars or something!!) We then headed off for the next stop which was 250 kms away, Vadstena. At Vadstena we were met by all of our host families and we had a joint of Ox with some lovely south african wine, it was beautiful.
Will keep you posted! Love, the team.
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