The electricity sector in Sweden has three operational nuclear power plants with 6 operational nuclear reactors, which produce about 30% of the country's electricity. [1] The nation's largest power station, Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant, has three reactors producing 3.3 GW and 14% of Sweden 's electricity.

Jan 17, 2025 · The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB, or SKB) broke ground on its spent nuclear fuel repository near the Forsmark nuclear power plant on January 15.

By Simon Johnson FORSMARK, Sweden (Reuters) - Sweden started building a final storage facility for spent nuclear fuel on Wednesday, only the second such site in the world, where highly radioactive ...

In the mid-1970s, the nuclear push became a political issue, and 1977 legislation was passed to ensure proper waste management. This provided the basis for Sweden's world leadership in management of used fuel (particularly for those countries not reprocessing it).

Sep 20, 2024 · Ground work has begun for the construction of a final repository for used nuclear fuel in Forsmark, in Östhammar municipality, radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB announced.

Jan 16, 2025 · Sweden has broken ground on its final repository for spent nuclear fuel (SNF)—a milestone reached after 40 years of research and development—making it the world’s second deep geological...

Jan 20, 2025 · The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (Svensk Krnbrnslehantering AB, or SKB) broke ground on its spent nuclear fuel repository near the Forsmark nuclear power plant on January 15.

Jan 16, 2025 · Sweden has begun construction of a final deep geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel, where highly radioactive waste will be stored for 100,000 years. The construction of the repository, at Forsmark in Östhammar municipality, will take 10 years before deposition can begin, nuclear fuel management company SKB said, after which the ...

Jun 2, 2020 · Sweden’s SNF policy was initially built on the attractiveness of reprocessing and recycling, but nonproliferation concerns led to a shift towards direct disposal

Aug 29, 2023 · Sweden is increasingly turning to nuclear power as part of efforts to address some of the most pressing challenges the world is facing. It is far from alone, as many other countries are planning to either expand or extend existing nuclear programmes or launching new ones.