In Sweden and Finland, there are eleven operating reactors. They require cost-effective solutions for lifetime extension, safe maintenance, and operation to maintain their contribution to plannable electricity production until they are decommissioned.
The research and development managed by Energiforsk revolves around questions concerning the effect of aging on the existing power plants, how it can be monitored, and how adverse effects can be mitigated.
The Energiforsk work within the nuclear area is performed in the form of a portfolio of research programs that focus on different questions. Each program has a steering group, consisting of participants from the Nordic nuclear power plants and in some groups also from other actors in the nuclear business, such as Strålsäkerhetsmyndigheten SSM, Svenska kraftnät, SVK, and Svenskt kärnbränslehantering, SKB. The work in the programs is mainly performed in English.
