Sweden’s renewed commitment to nuclear power highlights growing global interest in this clean source of energy to address the twin challenges of tackling climate change and meeting increased electricity demand, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said during this week’s official visit to the Nordic nation, where he also joined forces with a major radiotherapy company

…the government that took office after last year’s general election has made clear its aim to reverse this declining trend and expand the role of nuclear power in the coming two decades, implementing legal changes aimed at paving the way for such an energy transformation.

I haven’t seen any legislation in the news. How about the lemons? Have you folks seen any?

  • mumblerfish@lemmy.world
    3·
    1 year ago

    One minister said they were gonna build 10 reactors. Then everyone in the government except her said she was wrong, very very wrong. And that is where we are now, I think; no news on nuclear, but at least 10 is wrong.

  • what_is_a_name@lemmy.world
    2·
    1 year ago

    They campaigned hard on it. Especially in reopening two reactors closed by international treat as they built it literally next to Copenhagen. Then I heard nothing about it at all.

    It seems it was a cynical populist campaign and there in no real goal to do anything at all.

  • Ooops@kbin.social
    31·
    1 year ago

    This here is the actual problem of nuclear power. And it’s happening in a lot of countries.

    People either promise new nuclear because it gets them votes without any actual intend to go through with their plans. Or they really plan to build them but then -for cost reasons- the plans aren’t even on the right scale to cover the needed base load in 2 decades+, given the projected increase in electricity demand via electrification of industries and transport for decarbonization.

    And then people talking about this bullshit level of driving future energy plans against a wall are called idiologically damaged idiots fearing nuclear. Nope, the actual “fear” is people trading in basic math and reality for populist rhetoric…

    Just be happy that Sweden has an above average amount of potential for hydro power (so there is at least an alternative without sufficient nuclear base load) and not that many anti-renewable morons (another trend nowadays with the pro-nuclear crowd still, for some rediculous reason or another).