Nuclear Sweden

History of nuclear power in Sweden

This paper is an attempt to outline the history of Swedish policies towards the energy system and to describe how the country’s economy dealt with management costs and accident risks of nuclear reactors. When reactors supply marginal electricity, nuclear power may provide electrical energy at low costs, as it has high investment costs but moderate personal costs and low fuel costs. The support ...

Sweden beyond oil: nuclear commitments and solar options.

The project "Energy and Society," sponsored by the Swedish Secretariat for Futures Studies, has studied different indigenous energy sources as alternatives to imported oil in Sweden. One alternative is nuclear energy, antoer is renewable energy. Large uncertainties are associated with both alternatives today. The main characteristics of an energy policy for the rest of the century that does not...

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Probabilistic safety goals for nuclear power plants – status in Sweden and Finland

The paper describes the results from the first phase of an ongoing Nordic research project titled “TheValidity of Safety Goals”. The focus in this phase is on describing the status and experiences of safety goals in Sweden andFinland.Thework has clarified the basis for the evolvement of safety goals for nuclear power plants in Sweden and Finland and of experiences gained, and resulted in a mult...

Study on a hypothetical replacement of nuclear electricity by wind power in Sweden

The Swedish electricity supply system benefits strongly from the natural conditions which allow a high share of hydroelectricity. A complete supply is, however, not possible. Up to now, nuclear power is the other workhorse to serve the country with electricity. Thus, electricity production of Sweden is basically CO2-free and Sweden has reached an environmental status which others in Europe plan...