Abstract
Actor–network theory and the notion of fluid technology are employed to account for the continuing and growing success of Swedish nuclear waste management (the so-called KBS Programme). Rather than offering a single, constant geological solution, Swedish success is based upon three forms of fluidity: the attachment of shifting meanings and significance to the geological disposal of nuclear waste; the introduction of variations in the working order of geological disposal; and the continuing pliancy of the implementing authority. By remaining fluid, Swedish nuclear waste management has enjoyed growing success not necessarily by bringing us closer to a long-term solution of the nuclear waste problem, but by upholding and developing its capacity to demonstrate that such a solution remains within sight and practical reach.
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