SWEDEN'S NUCLEAR PHASE-OUT
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IT'S CLOSING TIME FOR BARSEBAECK
25th March, 1999
Barsebaeck/Copenhagen -- Greenpeace Denmark today carried out an action on
the Swedish nuclear plant at Barsebaeck to protest against the continued delay
of the shutting down of reactor B1. Barsebaeck is situated only 20 km from
the Danish capital of Copenhagen. Greenpeace activists from Denmark, Sweden,
Germany, Austria and Slovakia hung a 10 x 15 metre banner on the reactor building
reading 'LUKKETID' (closing time). Activists also placed an 8 metre high inflatable
'handle' on the roof of the reactor building symbolising that Greenpeace wants
the reactor shut down without further delay.
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Swedish Government to start the phase-out of nuclear power
Twelve nuclear reactors currently operating in Sweden generate approximately half of the country's electricity. This makes Sweden one of the most nuclearised countries in the world.The decision to close the first reactor by 1998 and the second one during the next mandate period is a logical consequence of a democratic process during which the Swedish people voted in favour of leaving the dead-end road of nuclear power.
- A Sustainable Energy Supply - Inter-Party Agreement on Swedish Energy Policy
- Press Release: 4th February 1997. Greenpeace applauds first step of nuclear phase out in Sweden