Swedish Nuclear Plant Owners Plan to Extend Lifetime of Reactors

Owners of the Forsmark and Ringhals nuclear power plants in Sweden to extend the operating lifetime of the reactors at the plants to 80 years from 60.

• “This would enable further fossil-free electricity into the 2060s, which favors the industry transition as well as the availability of efficient electricity supply to Swedish consumers,” Vattenfall says in emailed statement
• Extending the operating life of the five reactors at Forsmark and Ringhals by 20 years could provide more than 800 TWh of fossil-free electricity
• An in-depth investigation phase will now take place, which will include more detailed cost calculations and an analysis ...