The company behind the application is Nordic Baseload Power, which is also applying for state aid. This is the fourth application for state aid that the government has received.
The project company aims for the first reactor to be operational "well before 2035", provided that the required permits are issued by 2029.
It is the only place with an approved detailed plan for building new nuclear power, and it is located in electricity area 4, where we have a significant power deficit, says Chairman of the Board Lars Engsund.
Together, the two reactors will be able to produce approximately 20 terawatt-hours of electricity annually.
The municipality wants
In Kävlinge municipality, demolition of the Barsebäck nuclear power plant is still underway; its two reactors were closed in 1999 and 2005, respectively.
The municipality is striving to get new nuclear power in place and has already entered into a letter of intent with Nordic Nuclear Energy, which is part of the same group as Nordic Baseload Power.
The ambition is to build using the same technology that formed the basis of Swedish nuclear power. According to the project company, this could lead to a faster and more predictable establishment process.
"We first lay the eggs and then cluck. This means that we have worked on technology and reactor development and have a nuclear power program that we are convinced will suit the Nordic market," says Lars Engsund.
Uniper says no
But Roger Strandahl, communications director for Uniper Sweden, tells Dagens Industri that the owner of Barsebäck does not intend to provide any land for Nordic Baseload Power's plans.
"We have nothing to do with this new project, and we have nothing else to add about that company or its application."
Nevertheless, new nuclear power may be built at both the Barsebäck and Oskarshamn nuclear power plants, where Uniper is also a majority owner. An analysis is currently underway to assess how the plants can contribute to the Swedish electricity system in the future.
"We currently have no plans to sell or lease land to any external party. However, we welcome dialogue with serious parties about new nuclear power or other possible industrial ventures," says Strandahl.
