Nuclear power in Sweden
nuclearchain.net/countries/sweden/ · data: Global Energy Monitor (GNPT, August 2026), CC BY 4.0 · printed from the live page
Sweden operates 6 nuclear power reactors across 7 sites, with 7.2 GW of gross capacity. 7 units have been retired.
Operating fleet by type: BWR (4), PWR (2). Principal operators: Forsmark Kraftgrupp, Ringhals, Oskarshamns Kraftgrupp.
Operating capacity over time
Data table
| Year | Units online | GW gross | Change, GW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 1 | 0.01 | +0.01 |
| 1972 | 2 | 0.50 | +0.49 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0.49 | −0.01 |
| 1975 | 4 | 2.73 | +2.24 |
| 1976 | 5 | 3.64 | +0.91 |
| 1977 | 6 | 4.26 | +0.62 |
| 1980 | 7 | 5.33 | +1.08 |
| 1981 | 9 | 7.61 | +2.28 |
| 1983 | 10 | 8.78 | +1.17 |
| 1985 | 12 | 11.44 | +2.66 |
| 1999 | 11 | 10.83 | −0.62 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10.21 | −0.62 |
| 2016 | 9 | 9.55 | −0.66 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9.06 | −0.49 |
| 2019 | 7 | 8.09 | −0.96 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7.18 | −0.91 |
Only years in which capacity changed are listed.
Position in the fuel chain
| Facility | Stage | Operator | Capacity / output |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clab central interim storage | dry storage | Svensk Kärnbränslehantering (SKB) | 11,000tHM |
| Västerås | fabrication | Westinghouse Electric Company | 800tHM/yr |
| Forsmark spent fuel repository (KBS-3) | repository | Svensk Kärnbränslehantering (SKB) | not disclosed |
| SFR, Forsmark | repository | Svensk Kärnbränslehantering (SKB) | not disclosed |
All units in Sweden
Fuel supply exposure
The fuel families Sweden's operating reactors take, and the fabricators our sources document as able to make each. This is capability, not contracts: it does not say who actually supplies a given plant.
| Fuel family | Units | GW gross | Documented fabricators | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWR fuel | 4 | 4.9 | Global Nuclear Fuel, Westinghouse Electric Company, Framatome | |
| PWR (square-lattice) fuel | 2 | 2.3 | Westinghouse Electric Company, Framatome, KEPCO Nuclear Fuel, China National Nuclear Corporation, ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
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Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06
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