[Reuters, 18 February] Following a recent series of developments at Swedish nuclear power plants that have raised safety concerns, representatives of the country's nuclear industry have asked the government to seek inspections of Sweden's ten operating reactors by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). An inspection by the IAEA could help restore public confidence in Sweden's nuclear power industry, according to Anders Jorle of the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKI). He said that an inspection of the Forsmark plant would be conducted first, followed by inspections of the Ringhals and Oskarshamn plants. Forsmark's new chief executive, Jan Edberg, said that he did not know when the inspection could take place, but hoped that it could begin by autumn or the "turn of the year."
Further information
International Atomic Energy Agency
Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKI)
WNA’s Nuclear Power in Sweden information paper
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