A day after Forsmark 1’s news, Vattenfall announced that Forsmark 2 will carry out another test of the welding seam in the reactor containment where three holes were discovered.

Sweden's Forsmark 1 nuclear reactor will be allowed to increase its power capacity to a maximum level of 1,070 megawatt (MW) during the ongoing partial outage of Forsmark 2, a regulatory statement ...

Construction of unit 1 at the Forsmark plant (Image: Göran Hansson / Vattenfall) Construction work on the 900 MWe boiling water reactor (BWR) began in October 1971. Once completed, Forsmark 1 achieved ...

[Forsmark, SKI, 5 February; Nordpool, 7 February] Inspections have identified reduced elasticity in the rubber seal between the 'wet' and 'dry' wells at Forsmark 1. Management decided to shut the unit ...

Siemens PG previously replaced the low-pressure turbines of Forsmark Unit 3 in 2004 and is now to supply a total of four new high-pressure turbines for Forsmark 1 and 2.

Sweden's Forsmark nuclear power plant fails to meet standard safety requirements, according to a critical internal report made public six months after a serious incident at the plant. The internal ...

STOCKHOLM, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Sweden's state-owned power producer Vattenfall said on Thursday it had received approval to test higher electricity output at its Forsmark 1 nuclear power plant. The ...

Sweden has initiated the construction of a repository for the long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel in Söderviken, close to the Forsmark nuclear power plant. The Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste ...

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