SWEDEN NUCLEAR
June 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE SWEDISH government should clarify its long-term intentions regarding nuclear energy, to attract sufficient investment guaranteeing the country's future energy supplies, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said. Whilst praising Sweden's "sensible" combination of market forces with government influence in electricity markets, the IEA assessment says there is too much uncertainty over the future of Swedish nuclear power. In 2002 nuclear generation provided 46 per cent of Sweden's electricity generation, yet in 1999 a reactor was closed and ...
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