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Vattenfall considers building SMRs at Ringhals

Vattenfall considers building SMRs at Ringhals

Swedish state-owned energy company Vattenfall announced it is initiating a pilot study looking at the conditions for constructing at least two small modular reactors adjacent to the Ringhals nuclear power plant.

New Nuclear 28 June 2022

SKB receives permit to expand Clab capacity

SKB receives permit to expand Clab capacity

Sweden's Land and Environment Court has granted radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB an environmental permit to increase the amount of used nuclear fuel in the Clab interim storage facility at Oskarshamn from 8000 tonnes to 11,000 tonnes.

Waste & Recycling 23 June 2022

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Dismantling of Oskarshamn reactor internals completed

First use of 3D-printed nuclear fuel debris filters

Funding for demonstration Swedish SMR

Joint venture formed to spur SMR deployment in Sweden

Kärnfull teams up with GEH for SMR deployment

OKG signs hydrogen supply contract

SKB receives permit to expand Clab capacity

Swedish government gives go-ahead for used fuel repository

Vattenfall considers building SMRs at Ringhals

First use of 3D-printed nuclear fuel debris filters

First use of 3D-printed nuclear fuel debris filters

Nuclear fuel debris filters manufactured by Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB using 3D printing technology have been installed at unit 2 of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in Finland and unit 3 of the Oskarshamn plant in Sweden.

Corporate 14 June 2022

Uniper completes dismantling of two RPVs in parallel

Uniper completes dismantling of two RPVs in parallel

Germany's Uniper Anlagenservice GmbH has become the first company to complete the dismantling, segmentation and packaging of two reactor pressure vessels in parallel within one year. In December 2021, the company successfully completed the dismantling of the vessels of both Sweden's Barsebäck unit 1 and Germany's Neckarwestheim I.

Waste & Recycling 23 March 2022

Kärnfull teams up with GEH for SMR deployment

Kärnfull teams up with GEH for SMR deployment

A small modular reactor project development company - the first in Scandinavia - has been launched in Sweden. Kärnfull Next - a fully-owned subsidiary of Kärnfull Future AB - will collaborate with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy on the deployment of the BWRX-300 in Sweden.

New Nuclear 14 March 2022

Finland questions Hanhikivi's prospects amid Ukraine conflict

Finland questions Hanhikivi's prospects amid Ukraine conflict

Fennovoima says that the "Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the counter measures by EU and western countries as a consequence" pose a "major risk" to the future of the nuclear power plant project.

Nuclear Policies 25 February 2022

Funding for demonstration Swedish SMR

Funding for demonstration Swedish SMR

The Swedish Energy Agency has awarded Swedish Modular Reactors AB - a joint venture between Uniper Sweden and LeadCold - funding of just over SEK99 million (USD10.6 million) in support of the construction of a demonstration LeadCold SEALER lead-cooled small modular reactor at the Oskarshamn plant site.

New Nuclear 15 February 2022

Swedish government gives go-ahead for used fuel repository

Swedish government gives go-ahead for used fuel repository

Construction of the final repository for used nuclear fuel in Forsmark and the associated fuel encapsulation plant in Oskarshamn can proceed, Sweden's Minister of Climate and Environment Annika Strandhäll has announced.

Waste & Recycling 27 January 2022

OKG signs hydrogen supply contract

OKG signs hydrogen supply contract

Swedish power company OKG AB has signed its first contract to supply hydrogen produced at its Oskarshamn nuclear power plant. According to the agreement with Linde Gas AB, the first delivery of hydrogen produced with fossil-free nuclear power will be completed early this year.

Corporate 20 January 2022

Decisions coming on Swedish waste facility applications

Decisions coming on Swedish waste facility applications

The Swedish government has stated that it intends to announce a decision on the expansion of the existing SFR repository for low and intermediate-level waste at Forsmark on 22 December. In a press conference today, Minister of Climate and Environment Annika Strandhäll said a decision on the application for a final repository for used nuclear fuel also at Forsmark will be announced on 27 January.

Waste & Recycling 08 December 2021