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Sweden goes for small nuclear reactors, dumps renewable energy plans

Sweden dumps renewables target as it seeks more nuclear power, Sydney Morning Herald, By Rob Harris, June 29, 2023 

London: Sweden’s parliament has dumped its 100 per cent renewable target amid ongoing concerns about short-term energy security as it looks to join several European nations to build new nuclear plants.

The country’s governing centre-right coalition, headed by Moderate Party Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, recently joined 11 fellow European Union members in an informal group of member states called the Nuclear Alliance, with the objective to strengthen cooperation in energy generation…………………………………………………………..

Vattenfall, Sweden’s state-owned utility, plans to build at least two small modular reactors and extend the lifetime of the country’s existing nuclear reactors.  https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/sweden-dumps-renewables-target-as-it-seeks-more-nuclear-power-20230629-p5dkae.html

July 3, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized