Restart of nuclear reactor in Sweden delayed for 3 more weeks

STOCKHOLM, July 2: The restart of a Swedish nuclear reactor which was due to be operational by the end of June following maintenance work has been postponed by three more weeks, Swedish Television (SVT) reported on Saturday.

The Ringhals 3 reactor will instead restart on July 19, Johan Pettersson, a spokesperson for the electricity company Vattenfall which owns and operates the Ringhals nuclear power plant told SVT.