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STOCKHOLM, Aug 21, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Sweden said Thursday that it had selected so-called small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for its first nuclear expansion in a half-century.

"For the first time in 50 years, new nuclear power will be built in Sweden," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a press conference, as state utility Vattenfall said it would pursue negotiations with British group Rolls-Royce and American group GE Vernova.