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Sweden’s Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) approved the safety report for dismantling and demolition of the Barsebäck-1 and -2 nuclear plants about 30 km from Malmö in southern Sweden.

The Barsebäck station has two ABB-designed 600-MW boiling water reactor units. Barsebäck-1 was permanently shut down in November 1999 and Barsebäck-2 in May 2005.

Sweden’s government decided in 1997 that both units should be closed. Operator Barsebäck Kraft AB appealed and the closures were delayed.

In a separate move, more than 300 people lodged unsuccessful appeals to the supreme administrative court against the decision to close Barsebäck-2, including officials from the local municipality who claimed the closure violated Swedish environmental and industrial laws and EU legislation.

Date: Friday, 13 December 2019
Original article: nucnet.org/news/regulator-approves-safety-report-for-barsebaeck-dismantling-and-demolition-12-4-2019

The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has submitted a 147-page report to the government regarding the planned dismantling of units 1 and 2 at OKG’s Oskarshamn NPP. The report is required under the 1957 Euratom Treaty, which governs the EU’s nuclear industry. The Swedish government will forward the report to the European Commission. The report says dismantling the two units will not have “more than a negligible impact” on the environment in any EU member state. There are three boiling water reactors at Oskarshamn. Unit 1 began commercial operation in 1972 and unit 2 in 1975. Oskarshamn 3, the largest unit, began commercial operation in 1985 and is scheduled to continue until 2045. In October 2015, OKG’s shareholders voted to close Oskarshamn 1 and 2 citing concerns about their economic viability. Unit 2 has been shut down since 2013 and will not be restarted, and unit 1 is to close this year.

Date: Friday, 19 May 2017
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsswedish-regulator-reports-on-oskarshamn-dismantling-5819647

The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has lifted its special supervision regime on OKG, the operator of the Oskarshamn NPP, according to a 1 July statement. The three-unit plant has been operating under special supervision since December 2012, after SSM decided that actions taken by OKG to address weaknesses related to five areas of safety culture identified in 2011 had been insufficient.

Date: Tuesday, 05 July 2016
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsswedish-regulator-lifts-special-supervision-at-oskarshamn-npp-4941367


The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten - SSM) has recommended that the operators of four reactors that will shut earlier than planned - Oskarshamn 1&2 and Ringhals 1&2 - should pay higher waste fees to ensure the waste fund is sufficient.

Date: Tuesday, 08 December 2015
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssweden-to-increase-waste-fees-for-utilities-4749047