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Swedish nuclear outage extended by 3 weeks

The outage coincides with a winter cold snap that has sent Nordic temperatures to their lowest levels in decades

Terje Solsvik, Reuters News, January 3, 2024,  https://www.zawya.com/en/world/uk-and-europe/swedish-nuclear-outage-extended-by-3-weeks-njnyjkcb

A partial outage at Sweden’s Forsmark 2 nuclear reactor was extended by three weeks until Jan. 24 while repairs are made to a generator, the operator said in a market message posted via Nordic power exchange Nord Pool on Wednesday.

Forsmark Block 2 will operate at just 490 megawatt (MW) of its total 1,121 MW capacity, the note said.

The outage coincides with a winter cold snap that has sent Nordic temperatures to their lowest levels in decades, boosting demand for electricity in heating. (Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Nora Buli)

January 4, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY, Sweden