Sweden to Scrap Uranium Mining Ban With Nuclear Buildout Looming

The Swedish government proposed to remove a ban on uranium mining to reduce the need for imports as the country eyes a renaissance in nuclear power.

The change is due to take place from Jan. 1 next year and means that the ban in the nation’s environmental law will be removed, according to a statement on Thursday.

Sweden generates about a third of its electricity from nuclear but relies completely on imported uranium, the fuel used in reactors, from nations including Canada, Australia and Kazakhstan. State-owned utility Vattenfall AB has also purchased Russian fuel in the past, but those deliveries ...