US EditionSweden Selects Small Reactors for First Nuclear Build in 50 Years
Vattenfall plans to build three to five small modular reactors at Ringhals, producing about 1,500 megawatts to support Sweden's transition from fossil fuels, officials said.
- On Aug 21, Sweden selected small modular reactors for its first nuclear expansion in a half-century, planning three to five units at Ringhals nuclear power plant, southwestern Sweden, delivering around 1,500 megawatts.
- A political majority now favors extending nuclear power alongside renewables to cut fossil fuel use, with six active reactors generating about 30 per cent of Sweden's electricity after the 1980 non-binding referendum phase-out.
- Vattenfall said it would select either Rolls-Royce or GE Vernova as the SMR supplier, though SMR technology remains experimental with few units built.
- Environmental and fiscal critics argue the plan lacks budget, timeline and permits, warning new nuclear demands massive state subsidies, may increase emissions and delay industry electrification.
- Vattenfall's chief executive Anna Borg said the company aims to build new reactors by around 2035 at Ringhals 1 and 2, noting project costs are still under negotiation while SMRs offer potential affordability due to simpler construction.
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After 40 years of turning its back on nuclear power, Sweden now resumes the construction of new reactors to cope with the new energy supply situation and the new security conditions. Swedish state energy giant Vattenfall’s plans to resume nuclear power expansion will take its first step about 60 kilometers south of Sweden’s second largest city, Gothenburg, in Ringhals, where the company will build small modern reactors known as SMR (Small Modula…
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