Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has announced that Sweden aims to begin the construction of a new nuclear reactor before 2026 as part of his pa...
  • lnxtxEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    From 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?

    • Nightwatch AdminEnglish
      4·
      2 months ago

      If you mean molten salt / thorium reactor: forget it, not gonna happen in a loong time.

      • federal reverse@feddit.orgMEnglish
        1·
        2 months 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.

    • Ooops@feddit.orgEnglish
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      2 months ago

      So given the construction times in Europe they already started ~8 years ago?