Swedish nuclear plant construction could cost state at least $28.5 billion: report

New reactors could cost the Swedish state more than SEK 300 billion ($28.5 billion), or 2.5% of gross national product, a government-appointed reviewer into potential new nuclear capacity in Sweden, Mats Dillen, said at a press conference Aug. 12. Dillen, an economist who has held a number of jobs in the public sector, added said that building new units without…New reactors could cost the Swedish state more than SEK 300 billion ($28.5 billion), or 2.5% of gross national product, a government-appointed reviewer into potential new nuclear capacity in Sweden, Mats Dillen, said at a press conference Aug. 12. Dillen, an economist who has held a number of jobs in the public sector, added said that building new units without…  Read More