CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 12 hours agoNew nuclear reactor to start its construction in Sweden before 2026 | IceNews - Daily Newswww.icenews.isexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down11
arrow-up123arrow-down1external-linkNew nuclear reactor to start its construction in Sweden before 2026 | IceNews - Daily Newswww.icenews.isCAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squarelnxtxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 hours agoFrom the article: The type of reactor is still being decided upon, but Kristersson’s government aims to hit the goal of two new large-scale reactors by 2035. No SMRs yet?
minus-squareNightwatch AdminlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 hours agoIf you mean molten salt / thorium reactor: forget it, not gonna happen in a loong time.
minus-squarefederal reverse@feddit.orgMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours ago“SMR” just means “small” and implies nothing about the technology used. But the quote specifically mentioned a “large-scale” reactor. That said, if Sweden were willing to buy molten salt tech from China, it might happen sooner.
minus-squareOoops@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours agoSo given the construction times in Europe they already started ~8 years ago?
From the article:
No SMRs yet?
If you mean molten salt / thorium reactor: forget it, not gonna happen in a loong time.
“SMR” just means “small” and implies nothing about the technology used. But the quote specifically mentioned a “large-scale” reactor.
That said, if Sweden were willing to buy molten salt tech from China, it might happen sooner.
So given the construction times in Europe they already started ~8 years ago?