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Framatome awarded Ringhals modernisation contracts

Framatome has been awarded contracts by Sweden's Vattenfall to update reactor control systems using its digital instrumentation and control TELEPERM XS platform and refurbish the reactor coolant pumps for units 3 and 4 of the Ringhals nuclear power plant. The value of the contracts was not disclosed.

Corporate 11 May 2023

High support for advanced nuclear worldwide, survey finds

There is widespread public support for advanced nuclear energy technologies, according to a new, multinational survey of attitudes toward nuclear energy. The report is a collaborative effort by the non-governmental organisations ClearPath, Third Way, Potential Energy Coalition and RePlanet.

Nuclear Policies 10 May 2023

Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB has submitted an application to the Radiation Safety Authority, SSM, to extend the existing SFR final repository for low and intermediate-level waste at Forsmark. The company plans to expand the repository to almost three times its current size in order to receive demolition waste from decommissioned Swedish nuclear power plants.

Waste & Recycling 03 April 2023

Finland, Sweden and Ukraine consider Rolls-Royce SMRs

Britain's Rolls-Royce SMR has signed memorandums of understanding to explore the deployment of its small modular reactor in Finland and Sweden, as well as to help post-war recovery in Ukraine.

New Nuclear 21 March 2023

LeadCold considers Studsvik for SEALER-D reactor

Swedish lead-cooled small nuclear reactor technology developer LeadCold is to conduct a feasibility study on the construction and operation of a demonstration SEALER (Swedish Advanced Lead Reactor) with associated infrastructure for fuel fabrication in Studsvik.

New Nuclear 06 March 2023

Enusa and Westinghouse VVER-440 fuel collaboration

Spain's Enusa says it and Westinghouse Electric Company have formalised their cooperation agreement for the manufacture of VVER-440 fuel.

Uranium & Fuel 18 January 2023

Changes to Swedish law proposed to enable nuclear new build

A proposal to amend Sweden's legislation on nuclear power has been presented by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari. The proposed changes would remove the current law limiting the number of reactors in operation to ten, as well as allowing reactors to be built on new plant sites, rather than just existing sites.

Nuclear Policies 12 January 2023

SKB receives environmental permit for SFR expansion

Sweden's Land and Environment Court has granted radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB an environmental permit to extend the SFR final repository for low and intermediate-level waste at Forsmark.

Waste & Recycling 23 December 2022

Fortum and Kärnfull to explore SMR deployment in Sweden

Finnish utility Fortum and Swedish small modular reactor project development company Kärnfull Next AB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly explore opportunities in new nuclear for developing SMRs in Sweden.

New Nuclear 15 December 2022

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