Forsmark 3 reactor in Sweden to shut down again due to valve trouble

Fortum Oyj

04/02/2025 11:03

STOCKHOLM, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Sweden's Forsmark 3 nuclear
power reactor will shut down on Wednesday due to a problem with
a valve, and is expected to be back online on Friday, its main
owner Vattenfall said on Tuesday.
    The problem was discovered during start-up from a
maintenance stop.
    "During the recovery to full power after the maintenance
shutdown, a problem with a valve has been discovered that needs
to be addressed," the state-owned utility said in a statement.
    Forsmark 3 will begin ramping up production on Friday and
expects to reach full capacity on Feb. 10.
    The Forsmark nuclear station's other owners are Finland's
Fortum and Germany's Uniper. Forsmark 3 has an installed
electric power capacity of 1,172 megawatt (MW).

 (Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by Terje Solsvik)
 ((anna.ringstrom@thomsonreuters.com;))