Sweden Expands Nuclear Power While Keeping Mining Veto Power

The Swedish government introduced new legislation to expand nuclear power by removing coastal reactor bans while unexpectedly maintaining the municipal veto on uranium mining.Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari explained that the reforms include a preliminary approval system to increase investor predictability and allow for the restart of decommissioned reactors.Maria Sunér, CEO of the industry group Svemin, criticized the decision to keep the mining veto as irresponsible, arguing it threatens the self-sufficiency of critical metals for Sweden and the EU.