These clowns said that they would have new nuclear plants up in like 8 years during the election. Post-election the figure has naturally changed, and now they claim that they will have them by 2035.
At the same time, they locally represent the NIMBYs preventing a sizable chunk of renewables from being built, all while the country is struggling with energy on account of the war.
Given that nuclear isn’t exactly economically viable any more, to make this happen, they are also providing financial guarantees to anyone who will build - basically eliminating all the risk for them, but still letting the money go to a private actor instead of having it be national.
In summary, these are clowns of the highest degree. I really fucking hope they get voted out in the next election.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
STOCKHOLM, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Sweden’s parliament approved on Wednesday a bill allowing more nuclear reactors to be built than previously planned, scrapping the previous cap of 10, as the Nordic country seeks to boost power generation and energy security.
“The Riksdag shares the government’s assessment that fossil-free nuclear power will continue to play a central role in the Swedish energy mix,” the parliament said in a statement.
The legislation was put forward by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s government, which aims to build two new conventional nuclear reactors by 2035.
Kristersson has made expanding nuclear power generation a key goal for his right-wing government, after closure of several reactors forced the country to rely more on less predictable renewable energy.
On Wednesday, an outage of Vattenfall’s (VATN.UL) 1,130 MW Ringhals 4 nuclear reactor sent Swedish day-ahead power prices to almost one-year high as unusually cold weather drove up demand, illustrating the dependence.
The government predicts that electricity demand will more than double to around 300 terawatt-hours (TWh) by 2045 due to the transition to a fossil energy-free society.
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Kristersson has made expanding nuclear power generation a key goal for his right-wing government, after closure of several reactors forced the country to rely more on less predictable renewable energy.
Yes, who knows if we will have any wind or sunshine at all in 2035?
It’s much less predictable than the ever changing political landscape in your country or in the few countries that can deliver the necessary nuclear material.
And let’s be clear, nuclear projects have taken much longer than planned in several countries. These are just a few little problems, not to speak of long term disposal.
But “the wind and the sun” can’t be counted on.
