SMR Power Plant Planned for Swedish Site

Haziran 2024

Small modular reactor project development company Kärnfull Next has announced the municipality of Valdemarsvik in Östergötland county in southeastern Sweden as a new candidate site to host up to six reactors. 

The company has entered into an exclusive partnership agreement with landowner Latona Group for the exploration rights for nuclear power on the site. "The ongoing study, expected to be finalised after the summer, has shown promising preliminary results leading the companies to jointly inform the municipality, site neighbours and now the general public about the plans for an SMR Campus," Kärnfull Next said.

The company noted that the property includes areas that were identified as suitable for nuclear power in studies going back as far back as the 1970s. With more than 1300 hectares in total, it said the site was appealing for co-location with 2030s energy-intensive industries, such as AI data centres. The large coastal site in Östergötland would be part of Kärnfull Next's Re:Firm South SMR programme, aiming to expand carbon-free and dispatchable energy production across southern Sweden.

"Location, topography and cooling conditions in a forward-looking municipality with extensive rural areas are examples of early indications of a positive outcome from the current stage," it said. "The project in Valdemarsvik offers significant opportunities for local job creation - a single SMR is estimated to create around 500 direct and indirect jobs per year for 70 years."

Kaynak: https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/SMR-power-plant-planned-for-Swedish-site