Fault at Sweden’s nuclear reactor prompts emergency repairs

A fault at the Forsmark 1 reactor at Sweden’s Forsmark nuclear power plant forced the reactor to be taken offline overnight. Repairs are currently underway to address the issue.

The reactor had just completed a 99-day scheduled maintenance period last week. Vattenfall, the  plant's operator, confirmed that the fault is being repaired and that the situation is being closely monitored, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media. 

Forsmark 1, located about 130 kilometres north of Stockholm, was commissioned in 1980. It is one of three reactors at the Forsmark plant, which, along with reactors at Oskarshamn and Ringhals, supplies roughly 30 per cent of Sweden’s electricity.

Authorities emphasised that safety protocols are being followed and that there is no immediate danger to the public.

By Sabina Mammadli