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Swedish regulator calls for upgrade plans
Sweden's nuclear power plant operators have until the end of 2015 to submit plans to the country's regulator on implementing permanent safety improvements by 2020 to ensure independent reactor core cooling.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 16 December 2014
Forsmark 3 power uprate cancelled
Plans for a power uprate of over 14% at unit 3 of the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden have been dropped as it is no longer economically feasible, Vattenfall has announced. An uprate at unit 1 will go ahead as planned.
Corporate
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Monday, 24 November 2014
Sweden, Norway and Ukraine regulators to cooperate
The regulatory authorities of Sweden, Norway and Ukraine have agreed to cooperate in making improvements to the regulatory guidelines of the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine as well as establishing more robust safety systems at nuclear power plants in the country.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Olkiluoto fuel supply contracts renewed
Areva and Westinghouse are to supply fuel for units 1 and 2, respectively, of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant between 2016 and 2019 under renewed contracts with Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj.
Uranium & Fuel
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Tuesday, 18 November 2014
Vattenfall sues Germany over phase-out policy
Swedish utility Vattenfall is suing Germany at the Washington-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes over the closure of the Brunsbüttel and Krümmel nuclear power plants.
Corporate
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Thursday, 16 October 2014
Westinghouse rapped over worker medicals
Westinghouse has been criticised by the Swedish nuclear regulator for failing to carry out required medical examinations of some workers at its fuel fabrication plant in Västerås.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Upgrade ultimatum for Swedish plants
A round of safety improvements to ensure core cooling in scenarios similar to those of the accident at Fukushima Daiichi have been announced by the Swedish regulator, which unusually made its statement in a newspaper article.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 10 October 2014
Sweden faces future without nuclear
Sweden may be facing the phase out of nuclear power following agreement by the country's Social Democrats and their junior coalition partner, the Green Party, to set up an energy commission tasked with achieving a 100% renewable electricity system.
Nuclear Policies
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Wednesday, 1 October 2014
More power for Forsmark 3
Vattenfall's Forsmark 3 has returned to service with 17 MWe more power after work to replace the unit's high pressure turbine.
Corporate
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Monday, 22 September 2014
Construction licence for ESS
The Swedish nuclear regulator has issued a conditional licence for construction of the European Spallation Source (ESS) facility in Lund. The research facility will feature the world's most powerful neutron source.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Areva to dismantle Swedish research reactors
Two reactors used for early nuclear energy research in Sweden are to be dismantled by Areva. Work to completely dismantle the R2 and R2-0 reactors and associated systems is due to be finished within five years.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Swedish utilities face sharp hike in waste fee
Sweden's nuclear regulator proposes to almost double the fees paid by utilities in 2015 into the country's nuclear waste fund. The increase follows a recalculation of decommissioning and waste disposal costs.
Waste & Recycling
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Friday, 27 June 2014
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Plans for a power uprate of over 14% at unit 3 of the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden have been dropped as it is no longer economically feasible, Vattenfall has announced. An uprate at unit 1 will go ahead as planned.
Westinghouse has been criticised by the Swedish nuclear regulator for failing to carry out required medical examinations of some workers at its fuel fabrication plant in Västerås.
Vattenfall's Forsmark 3 has returned to service with 17 MWe more power after work to replace the unit's high pressure turbine.
The Swedish nuclear regulator has issued a conditional licence for construction of the European Spallation Source (ESS) facility in Lund. The research facility will feature the world's most powerful neutron source.
Two reactors used for early nuclear energy research in Sweden are to be dismantled by Areva. Work to completely dismantle the R2 and R2-0 reactors and associated systems is due to be finished within five years.