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IAEA assesses long-term safety at Forsmark

IAEA assesses long-term safety at Forsmark

An International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has completed a Safety Aspects of Long-Term Operation mission to units 1 and 2 of the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden, which operator Vattenfall plans to operate for 60 years.

Regulation & Safety 21 November 2023

Sweden plans 'massive' expansion of nuclear energy

Sweden plans 'massive' expansion of nuclear energy

The Swedish government unveils a roadmap which envisages the construction of new nuclear generating capacity equivalent to at least two large-scale reactors by 2035, with up to ten new large-scale reactors coming online by 2045.

Nuclear Policies 17 November 2023

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Studsvik, Fortum study prospects for new nuclear at Nyköping

Studsvik, Fortum study prospects for new nuclear at Nyköping

Swedish nuclear technical services provider Studsvik has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finnish utility Fortum to explore the conditions for new nuclear at the Studsvik industrial site near Nyköping in Sweden.

New Nuclear 17 November 2023

Planning permission sought for new reactors at Ringhals

Planning permission sought for new reactors at Ringhals

Vattenfall is applying to the municipality of Varberg for a detailed plan to enable the construction of new reactors on the Värö Peninsula, to the west of the existing Ringhals nuclear power plant in Sweden. The announcement came as the government launches a review of the permitting process.

New Nuclear 06 November 2023

Sweden and UK agree to enhance cooperation in nuclear

Sweden and UK agree to enhance cooperation in nuclear

A strategic partnership has been signed between the UK and Sweden aimed at "reinvigorated and deepened cooperation across the bilateral relationship, including on security and defence, innovation, science, energy and climate, people to people and trade and investment". It includes cooperation on nuclear reactor technologies, including small modular reactors, and diversifying nuclear fuel supplies.

Nuclear Policies 17 October 2023

Swedish nuclear: Government moves to change law

Swedish nuclear: Government moves to change law

A bill to amend Sweden's legislation on nuclear power has been introduced by the country's government in parliament. It aims to remove the current law limiting the number of reactors in operation to ten, as well as allowing reactors to be built on new sites, rather than just existing ones.

Nuclear Policies 05 October 2023

Studsvik, GNS collaborate on waste technology

Studsvik, GNS collaborate on waste technology

Swedish nuclear technical services provider Studsvik and German radioactive waste specialist GNS Gesellschaft für Nuklear-Service mbH have formed a strategic and exclusive cooperation to implement Studsvik's inDRUM technology for the German market. inDRUM is a patented technology for the treatment of problematic wastes, such as legacy wastes in aging drums.

Waste & Recycling 04 September 2023

Studsvik considers SMR deployment at Nyköping site

Studsvik considers SMR deployment at Nyköping site

Swedish nuclear technical services provider Studsvik has signed a memorandum of understanding with small modular reactor project development company Kärnfull Next, which is investigating the possibility of constructing and operating SMRs on the Studsvik industrial site near Nyköping on Sweden's east coast.

New Nuclear 24 August 2023

Swedish regulator proposes framework for expansion of nuclear

Swedish regulator proposes framework for expansion of nuclear

Sweden's Radiation Safety Authority has presented its final report to the government on how the regulatory framework for nuclear power should be developed and what other measures may be needed for nuclear power to be expanded in the country.

Nuclear Policies 09 August 2023

Skanska collaborates with SKB on repository expansion

Skanska collaborates with SKB on repository expansion

Sweden's radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB has signed a collaboration agreement with construction firm Skanska regarding the expansion of the existing SFR final repository for low and intermediate-level waste at Forsmark.

Waste & Recycling 24 July 2023