Stockholm, Aug 21, 2025 (AFP) - Sweden picks mini-reactor tech for first nuclear expansion in 50 years

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Sweden said Thursday that it had selected so-called small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for its first nuclear power expansion in a half-century. The government said three or five of the next-generation reactors would be built at the Ringhals plant in southwestern Sweden, providing around 1,500 megawatts -- the equivalent of two classic reactors. "For the first time in 50 years, new nuclear power will be built in Sweden," Prime Minister Ulf Kri......

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