”We need the opportunity to evaluate all suitable locations for new nuclear power, we cannot exclude them in advance”, says Minister for the Environment and Climate Romina Pourmokhtari (The Liberals) in a comment to TT.
Protection for natural and cultural values shall be maintained according to the proposal.
The proposal has now been sent out for review. The last day for responses is December 15, 2025.
”Today's ban excludes places that could be suitable without being able to make an assessment in the individual case. The legislative amendment creates conditions for more actors who want to build and invest in nuclear technical facilities along the coast”, writes Pourmokhtari.
Green party criticizes
The Green party's spokesperson Daniel Helldén is not unexpectedly very critical.
"Not only does the Climate Minister lie about new nuclear power being necessary for a fossil-free life, she creates completely unnecessary worry for all those living along Sweden's coasts. Irresponsible. And to come up with the idea of placing new nuclear power along the coasts in this security policy situation is so stupid", he writes on X.
Minister for Energy and Business Ebba Busch (KD) says in connection with a press conference that they want to open up for building nuclear power in more places to ensure a robust energy system.
We will still have rigorous requirements regarding environmental impact and influence on the environment, but if we want to solve the climate issue and combine it with economic growth, then we need to open up, she says.
Archipelago and Gotland
The proposal means – apart from the ban on nuclear technical facilities in Bohuslän, Stockholm's archipelago and on Öland and Gotland being abolished – that other ”unbroken coastal areas” and ”highly exploited coastal areas” will also be opened up for nuclear power, according to the proposal.
It will thus also be opened up for nuclear power plants in Småland and Östergötland (from Simpevarp to Arkösund) and in Ångermanland (from Storfjärden to Skagsudde).
The changes are proposed to enter into force on July 1, 2026.
