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May 28, 2012
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German ambassador: 'Sweden feels like home'
Analysis & Opinion: 23 May 12
Harald Kindermann, the German ambassador to Sweden, talks to The Local about the importance of the German language, nuclear power, and the legacy of the Stasi.
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Swedish opposition to nuclear energy on the up
Science & Technology: 28 Apr 12
Swedes have become more negative towards nuclear power in the year since Japan's nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima, a new survey shows.
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Löfven ready to negotiate over nuclear power
Politics: 13 Feb 12
The new leader of the Social Democrats Stefan Löfven has indicated he's ready to negotiate with the government over the future of nuclear power despite a previous party decision to phase out nuclear energy in Sweden.
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'Uncertainty' over Swedish nuke waste storage: experts
Science & Technology: 17 Dec 11
There are still questions surrounding some important points in the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management's application for final disposition, concluded an international expert group.
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Vattenfall suing Germany over nuke phaseout
Business & Money: 3 Nov 11
Sweden's state-owned energy giant Vattenfall is reportedly planning to file suit against the German government over the closure of its nuclear power plants.
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More Swedes favour nuclear phase out: poll
National: 22 Mar 11
Some 36 percent of Swedes now support a phasing out of nuclear power, more than double the number two years ago and a direct result of the disaster in Japan, a poll showed Tuesday.
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Thinking about Sweden's nuclear future
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Mar 11
Swedish nuclear safety expert Frigyes Reisch from the Royal Institute of Technology speaks with The Local's Gabriel Stein about how the situation in Japan may impact the nuclear energy development in Sweden.
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Japan crisis complicates Sweden's nuclear waste storage plans
Science & Technology: 16 Mar 11
An application filed on Wednesday to store nuclear waste near the Forsmark power plant in eastern Sweden has come under fire in light of the current Japanese nuclear crisis.
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Japan blasts reignite Swedish nuke debate
Politics: 15 Mar 11
The growing nuclear crisis in Japan has breathed new live into Sweden's anti-nuclear movement and prompted politicians to call for a renewed discussion about Sweden nuclear energy policy.
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Activists slam nuclear shipment to Sweden
Science & Technology: 29 Sep 10
Environmentalists on Tuesday slammed a proposal to ship decommissioned nuclear generators to Sweden from Canada for recycling.
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German writedown cuts Vattenfall's Q1 income
Business & Money: 29 Apr 10
Vattenfall announced a larger-than-expected writedown from the sale of a German unit in its Q1 interim report. The Swedish power giant did however earn large profits from this winter's high electricity prices.
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More safety concerns for Vattenfall reactor in Germany
Business & Money: 10 Jul 09
Sweden’s Vattenfall suffered another setback on Thursday as the company announced it would carry out additional checks of suspected faulty fuel rods at a nuclear power station it operates in Germany.
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What does Sweden have against rational Nordic energy solutions?
Analysis & Opinion: 10 Mar 09
Sweden’s continued opposition to a natural gas pipeline running along the floor of the Baltic Sea is more political than it is environmental, but that doesn’t make it any more rational, argues researcher Timo Kivimäki.
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Alliance parties close on opposition: poll
Politics: 28 Feb 09
The huge lead long enjoyed by the tri-partite opposition in Swedish politics has been almost completely eroded as the Alliance parties continue to gain voter support, a new poll shows.
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Break down in talks on Swedish energy policy
Politics: 27 Feb 09
Joint talks on Sweden’s future energy policy between the government and the opposition have been called off, energy minister Maud Olofsson announced on Thursday.
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Opposition presses ahead with anti-nuke stance
Politics: 9 Feb 09
Sweden’s three opposition political parties plan on arriving at government energy talks on Thursday armed with a common position, the parties announced on Monday.
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Voters back nuclear energy agreement: poll
Politics: 7 Feb 09
Seven out of ten voters back an agreement to reverse a decision to phase out the country's 10 nuclear reactors, announced by the four parties of Sweden's centre-right governing Alliance on Thursday.
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Sweden in nuclear energy reversal
Politics: 5 Feb 09
The four parties of Sweden's centre-right governing Alliance on Thursday announced they had reached an agreement to reverse a decision to phase out the country's 10 nuclear reactors.
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US Ambassador: Russian gas no laughing matter
Analysis & Opinion: 10 Sep 08
Russia’s recent incursion into Georgia has brought into renewed focus the need for Sweden to continue the development and promotion of alternative energy sources, writes US Ambassador to Sweden, Michael M Wood.
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Nuclear reactors given 38 more years to live
Science & Technology: 27 Nov 07
Sweden's nuclear power stations may survive longer than was previously imagined.
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Vattenfall to restart German reactors
Business & Money: 23 Nov 07
The Swedish energy group Vattenfall expects to put two closed German nuclear reactors back online by the end of February.
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Volvo in nuclear energy retreat
Business & Money: 12 Oct 07
Truck maker Volvo has announced that it will cease buying Swedish nuclear power at the end of this year.
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Vattenfall nuclear plant shut down
National: 21 Jul 07
More misery for Swedish energy firm Vattenfall on Saturday, as its beleaguered Brunsbüttel plant in Germany is shut down after cooling system failures are discovered.
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German Vattenfall boss resigns over nuclear incidents
Business & Money: 18 Jul 07
The head of the German arm of Swedish energy giant Vattenfall, has offerd to resign following a series of incidents at two of the group's nuclear power plants in Germany.
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Vattenfall boss fired over nuclear incidents
Business & Money: 16 Jul 07
The head of Vattenfall European Nuclear Energy has been fired after incidents at two nuclear plants in northern Germany.
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Christian Democrats signal Swedish shift to nuclear power
Analysis & Opinion: 2 Apr 07
As Sweden's Christian Democrats shed their opposition to nuclear power, the unthinkable has become possible: Sweden may well reinvest in nuclear energy, argues Nima Sanandaji of think tank Captus.
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Christian Democrats warm to nuclear expansion
Politics: 31 Mar 07
Sweden's Christian Democrats are not ruling out the contruction of new nuclear reactors in the country after 2010, according to party leader Göran Hägglund.
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Sweden can learn from the US on climate
Analysis & Opinion: 30 Mar 07
With Al Gore in Stockholm to debate climate change with Margot Wallström, it is often assumed that the Americans come here to learn from Sweden's success. But Sweden also has a lot to learn from the US, argues Waldemar Ingdahl of think tank Eudoxa.
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Chamber of Commerce calls for more nuclear energy
Business & Money: 26 Mar 07
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce has warned that high energy costs are causing many companies to leave the country.
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Forsmark drags down Vattenfall
Business & Money: 8 Feb 07
Swedish power company Vattenfall has reported net profits down by 3.2 percent in 2006. Falling electricity prices and problems at the Forsmark nuclear plant are blamed.
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E.On ponders nuclear option in Lithuania
Business & Money: 6 Sep 06
Swedish energy company E.ON Nordic is considering taking part in a project to build a new nuclear power plant in Lithuania, which would replace the ageing Ignalina plant, the company's CEO said on Tuesday.
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'Nuclear emergency over' ? officials
National: 5 Aug 06
Swedish nuclear experts have said that there is no longer an emergency situation at Swedish power stations, but add that the plants still have a lot of work to do.
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Left Party demands nuclear shutdown
Politics: 4 Aug 06
As Sweden's nuclear energy crisis deepens, the Left Party has put further pressure on the government by demanding the closure of another nuclear power station by 2010.
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Greenpeace: close all Swedish nuclear plants now
National: 2 Aug 06
The environmental group has called for all Swedish nuclear reactors to shut, saying that there is a risk that other plants have the same fault that caused Forsmark to close on Friday.
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Alliance agrees to keep nuclear
Politics: 14 Jun 06
The opposition Alliance has said it will increase the effect of remaining nuclear power stations, but will not build any new stations or reopen closed plants, in a joint statement on Wednesday.
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Centre dumps nuclear deal
Politics: 30 May 06
Maud Olofsson has announced that the Centre Party is breaking its deal with the Social Democrats to get rid of nuclear power, and plans instead to form an agreement with the Alliance.
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Peace prize awarded to IAEA
National: 7 Oct 05
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awards the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize to the International Atomic Energy Agency and its Director General Mohamed ElBaradei.
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Sweden's Centre confirms move to the right
Politics: 20 Jun 05
Limits on trade unions and reduced alcohol tax: two new policies for the Centre Party outlined at its conference in Stockholm, at which leader Maud Olofsson underlined her party's place on the right of Swedish politics – and her grip on the party.
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Nuclear reactor shuts down after thirty years
National: 1 Jun 05
Sweden shut down the Barsebäck 2 nuclear reactor on Tuesday night, prompting a wave of industrial sentimentality. The closure ends thirty years of electricity production at the plant.
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