Energy & Science
Sweden Risks Blackouts as It Runs Out of Space to Store Nuclear Waste
- Nation has less than a week to decide on nuclear waste storage
- Reactors will need to be halted from 2024 without a decision
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Sweden has less than a week to decide where to store its nuclear waste or risk having the lights go out.
The Scandinavian country is running out of space to store the waste produced by its six reactors, which supply about a third of the nation’s power. Without a decision before the end of the month, nuclear operators including Vattenfall AB say they will have to start halting plants in just three years.