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Ship runs aground at decommissioned Swedish nuclear plant Ship runs aground at decommissioned Swedish nuclear plant
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STOCKHOLM — Swedish authorities say a ship used to transport nuclear waste has run aground at a decommissioned nuclear power in southern Sweden. STOCKHOLM — A ship used to transport nuclear waste ran aground Friday at a decommissioned nuclear power in southern Sweden, authorities said.
The Swedish Maritime Administration says M/S Sigrid has no dangerous cargo aboard and was on its way into the harbor outside the now-decommissioned Barseback nuclear plant. The Swedish Maritime Administration says M/S Sigrid had no dangerous cargo aboard and was on its way into the harbor outside the Barseback nuclear plant whose reactors were closed in 1999 and 2005.
The government agency said in a statement Friday that the cause of the grounding was unclear. There were no reports of leakages from the ship, nor had the hull been damaged. The government agency said the cause of the grounding was unclear. There were no reports of leakages from the ship, nor had the hull been damaged. A pilot was onboard the M/S Sigrid when it ran aground.
The two reactors were closed in 1999 and 2005, and the plant is set to be dismantled starting in 2023. All nuclear fuel, which contained most of the radioactive substances, has already been removed, according to the plant’s website. The agency later said a tugboat was on location and divers would investigate the hull later Friday.
The entrance to the port is sensitive to winds, the administration said. The case was not considered as a rescue operation because the vessel has not sent out an emergency call, it added.
The plant is set to be dismantled starting in 2023. All nuclear fuel, which contained most of the radioactive substances, has already been removed, according to the plant’s website.
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