Small Modular Reactors

Sweden’s Blykalla And Norway’s Norsk Kjernekraft Plan SMR For Svalbard Archipelago

By Kamen Kraev
16 June 2025

Project to meet off-grid power needs in remote Arctic region

Sweden’s Blykalla And Norway’s Norsk Kjernekraft Plan SMR For Svalbard Archipelago
Longyearbyen of about 2,600 residents is the northernmost town in the world and Svalbard’s administrative center. Image courtesy Wikipedia (CCBY2.0)
Swedish advanced reactor developer Blykalla and Norwegian energy company Norsk Kjernekraft have formed a joint project company to deploy a small modular reactor (SMR) in Svalbard, aiming to deliver clean and reliable energy to Norway’s remote Arctic archipelago.

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