Sweden

Kapitel i bok, 2024

Research in advanced nuclear reactors (such as accelerator-driven systems or Gen-IV reactors) has not been very intensive in Sweden. Before the Three Mile Island accident, some aspects of fast reactor concepts were tested in critical assemblies at the national research center Studsvik. After that accident, a national vote (referendum) was held on nuclear energy, which resulted in a recommendation of phasing out nuclear power on the long run. This had the consequence that in the continuation, education and research in nuclear engineering could only get funding from the industry (coordinated by the Swedish Centre for Nuclear Technology, SKC) and the safety authority. For obvious reasons, the activity was restricted to the safety of the existing installations.