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29 August 2023
Modular nuclear reactors, the next big thing
Modular nuclear reactors are believed to play a central role in the energy transition when the world
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NEWS
24 February 2022
Vattenfall stops deliveries of Russian nuclear fuel
No deliveries of nuclear fuel from Russia to Vattenfall's nuclear power plants will take place until
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NEWS
7 March 2023
International women’s week: Radioactivity attracted Matilda to nuclear power
As a nuclear engineer for over a decade, Matilda Hjelmberg has worked with everything from matters involving
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NEWS
19 December 2019
Ringhals 2 nuclear plant shuts down
News After 44 years of service to society, it is now time for Ringhals 2 to go into retirement. ... Sweden with 215 TWh of fossil-free nuclear electricity. Read more: Nuclear power Text: Anna Wallrud&...
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6 April 2022
How SMRs can become the future of nuclear power
Small modular reactors, ... so-called SMRs, are becoming a clearer choice in nuclear power. What are the advantages? How can they be
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NEWS
27 June 2023
How a nuclear power plant helps a region thrive
In the former milling community of Forsmark on Sweden’s east coast, unemployment is low, and ... major cities. One reason for this is the local nuclear power plant, which is well-liked by local reside...
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3 August 2018
Swedish nuclear reactor Ringhals 2 back in operation
News Swedish nuclear reactor Ringhals 2 back in operation After having been closed down since Tuesday ... Swedish nuclear reactor Ringhals 2 was back in operation again at 18:00 Friday 3 August. ...
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NEWS
3 October 2022
Vattenfall studio: nuclear power/wind power, do we need both?
Some say no to wind power, others are negative to nuclear power. But can we meet the energy challenge with ... discusses the polarisation in the energy debate with nuclear power manager Björn Lin...
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NEWS
5 January 2021
The Ringhals 1 reactor has crossed the finish line
The nuclear power plant, Ringhals 1, was shut down as planned on New Year’s Eve. After nearly 45 years ... years of power operation, the nuclear fuel will now be removed from the reactor, after which ...
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NEWS
29 August 2023
Vattenfall takes the next step towards new nuclear power
Group Management to Canada to visit developers of nuclear power technology, power companies and authorities ... is the first in a series of visits to leading nuclear power countries, with the aim of d...
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NEWS
20 December 2023
This is needed for Vattenfall to be able to add new nuclear capacity in Sweden
When can there be new nuclear capacity in Sweden and what more is needed to make it a reality? Watch ... Comstedt, responsible for the development of new nuclear power at Vattenfall, interviewed in th...
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NEWS
30 March 2020
Drone technology facilitates inspections of hard-to-access areas
Inspection of power lines, hydropower dams and nuclear reactors made simpler and safer by the use of drones
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NEWS
1 August 2018
Warm cooling water forces Swedish nuclear reactor Ringhals 2 out of operation
Swedish nuclear reactor Ringhals 2 out of operation After reactor 2 at the Swedish Ringhals nuclear power ... levels this year is very unusual, and that Swedish nuclear power plants need to reduce the...
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NEWS
29 August 2023
Finland to open the world’s first final repository for spent nuclear fuel
The Finnish final ... repository for spent nuclear fuel is being built using the method developed by Swedish Nuclear Fuel Management
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NEWS
29 October 2019
First nine months of 2019 saw greatly improved profits
Nuclear power, hydro power and wind power contributed to the year-on-year improvement in profits and
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NEWS
27 June 2019
On the ongoing German court case between PreussenElektra and Vattenfall
On the ongoing German court case between PreussenElektra and Vattenfall regarding the transfer of residual amounts ... transfer of residual amounts of electricity from the nuclear power plant Krü...
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NEWS
14 June 2024
Eco-anxiety – and how to make it go away
young, is in many ways similar to the fear of nuclear weapons between the 1950s and mid 1980s, says neuroscientist ... wrote papers where you can replace the words 'nuclear threat' with 'c...
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NEWS
7 February 2019
2018 was a challenging year for Vattenfall
Increased sales, record nuclear power generation and progress for Wind, but continued challenges for
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NEWS
3 February 2022
Year-end report 2021: Strong result and strategic progress
Vattenfall’s 2021 results is strong, mainly ... owing to compensation for the closure of German nuclear power and the divestment of the distribution operations
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NEWS
30 April 2024
First quarter 2024: Good result development despite lower electricity prices
well-filled gas stocks and good availability in French nuclear. Despite this, Vattenfall had higher achieved prices ... prices in the Nordics and higher volumes from nuclear power, wind power and hydr...
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NEWS
25 June 2024
Match making: how energy transition and biodiversity can coexist
The energy sector needs to transition to fossil-free production to mitigate the impact of ... turbines on land and at sea, and hydroelectric and nuclear power plants. Is it possible to achieve both? O...
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NEWS
6 February 2024
Full-year report: Strategic divestments strengthen Vattenfall's preparedness for the future
well-filled and, in addition, the availability of French nuclear power has improved compared to 2022. Improved profit ... volumes from hydro power and lower availability for nuclear power. Vattenfall ...
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NEWS
23 April 2024
Pumped hydro storage: the Swiss Army knife of the energy industry
production portfolio has changed. We have less nuclear power and more wind, which has reduced flexibility ... 25 years. We’ll do that with more wind and more nuclear power plants, but despite this, th...
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NEWS
27 May 2024
Drones make it safer and more efficient
district heating plant, or in inaccessible areas of nuclear power plants, as has been done the past few years ... investigate seabed conditions and much more. At Forsmark nuclear power plant, an ROV e...
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NEWS
27 March 2024
Building energy resilience in the face of climate change
Climate change is becoming increasingly apparent and is likely to become even more pronounced ... be negatively affected by climate change. For nuclear power, increased water temperatures will make it
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NEWS
18 March 2020
Vattenfall takes part in Estonian pilot study on small modular reactors
dependence and give Vattenfall new knowledge. Nuclear, Technology The Estonian development company Fermi ... fossil-free, thanks to the combination of hydro power, nuclear power and wind power. Impor...
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NEWS
5 October 2016
Why Vattenfall is taking Germany to court
state for the loss of revenue from its German nuclear power plants at the World Bank's International ... Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). nuclear Shortly after the nuclear incident in Fu...
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NEWS
1 March 2022
Vattenfall stands by Ukraine
or trade with on energy wholesale markets. For Nuclear Fuels, Vattenfall has decided that, until further ... notice, no planned deliveries of nuclear fuel from Russia to our nuclear power plants will ...
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NEWS
26 October 2023
Third quarter 2023: Low electricity prices have a major impact on earnings
prices and by lower generation from hydro and nuclear power. We reported a loss of SEK 2.2 billion for ... several preparatory steps for evaluation of new nuclear power such as starting to acquire pro...
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NEWS
29 April 2020
First quarter 2020: stable result despite deterioration
sale of nuclear power production rights in Germany. A lower return from the Swedish Nuclear Waste Fund ... earnings improvement in the sales operations. Nuclear and hydro power experienced a strong ne...