The location of the ESS facility on the Lund site will be subject to a detailed development plan, which will be produced and adopted by the City of Lund in conjunction with ESS Scandinavia. The ESS facility will also require a permit under the Radiation Protection Act.

The ESS facility will not be defined as a nuclear installation. Such a permit is assessed and granted by the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority, an authority under the auspices of the Government. It has also been envisaged, that – due to the size and complexity of the ESS facility – a voluntary permit application for the entire operations (including construction) will be made pursuant to the Environmental Code, which is the fundamental instrument of Swedish environmental legislation. Such a permit is assessed and granted by the relevant regional Environmental Court.

The different assessment procedures will run simultaneously, and must to a large extent be co-ordinated inter alia as concerns the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). This process has been determined and agreed with the relevant authorities. There are no apparent obstacles to completing the planning and the licensing process in time as required for construction and operation of the facility.