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Uniper JV Builds Swedish Test Reactor in State Nuclear Push
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A venture between Uniper SE and Sweden’s Blykalla AB has started work on a test reactor, the latest sign that the nation’s nuclear renaissance is gathering pace.
The small plant on the site of Uniper’s Oskarshamn atomic power station will be Sweden’s first new reactor in about 40 years. With electricity demand poised to surge in coming decades, the government sees the controversial technology as one of the main answers to boost supplies.