Uniper, Fortum may extend use of Sweden's Oskarshamn 3 reactor by 20 years
OSLO, Sept 18 (Reuters) -Germany's Uniper and Finland's Fortum are investigating the possibility of extending the operating life of their Swedish Oskarshamn 3 nuclear reactor by 20 years, the companies said on Thursday.
The reactor, which opened in 1985, is currently due to close in 2045 but could remain operational until 2065 under a lifetime extension.
Uniper is the majority owner of Oskarshamn with a 54.5% share and Fortum holds the remaining 45.5%.
The statement chimes with ambitions by Sweden's centre-right government to expand nuclear power in the Nordic country to lower electricity prices and support industrial development.
Swedish utility Vattenfall also plans to extend the operating life of its reactors.
Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Nora Buli
Related Assets
Latest News
Disclaimer: The XM Group entities provide execution-only service and access to our Online Trading Facility, permitting a person to view and/or use the content available on or via the website, is not intended to change or expand on this, nor does it change or expand on this. Such access and use are always subject to: (i) Terms and Conditions; (ii) Risk Warnings; and (iii) Full Disclaimer. Such content is therefore provided as no more than general information. Particularly, please be aware that the contents of our Online Trading Facility are neither a solicitation, nor an offer to enter any transactions on the financial markets. Trading on any financial market involves a significant level of risk to your capital.
All material published on our Online Trading Facility is intended for educational/informational purposes only, and does not contain – nor should it be considered as containing – financial, investment tax or trading advice and recommendations; or a record of our trading prices; or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments; or unsolicited financial promotions to you.
Any third-party content, as well as content prepared by XM, such as: opinions, news, research, analyses, prices and other information or links to third-party sites contained on this website are provided on an “as-is” basis, as general market commentary, and do not constitute investment advice. To the extent that any content is construed as investment research, you must note and accept that the content was not intended to and has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of investment research and as such, it would be considered as marketing communication under the relevant laws and regulations. Please ensure that you have read and understood our Notification on Non-Independent Investment. Research and Risk Warning concerning the foregoing information, which can be accessed here.
