Biodiversity assessment for nuclear fuel suppliers

A biodiversity assessment is included as part of our Environmental Product Declaration for electricity from nuclear power, covering not only our own operations but also uranium mining.

In this assessment, the potential impacts of mining operations on biodiversity are described qualitatively, based on available material such as Environmental Impact Assessments, the mining companies’ environmental programmes, and information from open databases on the flora and fauna of the areas concerned. This includes, for example, data on rare species, as well as the effects of land-use changes mentioned earlier.

Biodiversity will continue to be an integrated part of the uranium sourcing process. All current and potential uranium suppliers to Vattenfall are assessed from a biodiversity risk perspective. New suppliers are expected to demonstrate how they take biodiversity considerations into account and how they apply the mitigation hierarchy if their operations are located in or near areas of high biodiversity value. This includes nationally designated areas of high biodiversity importance, areas hosting vulnerable or threatened species, and formally protected areas.