Alerts shut 4 Swedish nuke plants

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (Reuters) — Four out of Sweden’s 10 nuclear reactors were off-line on Saturday because of safety worries, capping a difficult week for the Nordic country’s nuclear industry.

Sweden relies on nuclear power for around half of its energy needs and electricity prices jumped last July when half the country’s reactors were taken off-line in the wake of an emergency shut-down at one unit.


On Saturday two reactors at the Forsmark plant were shut after a problem was detected in a rubber seal on the outer wall of one of the reactors, one of the owners said.

Earlier this week the Ringhals 3 reactor was shut down to check and adjust instruments after some anomalous readings. Its sister reactor, Ringhals 1, has been off-line since Monday after a problem with its cooling system.

Reuters