Restart of damaged Swedish nuclear reactor delayed further


STOCKHOLM, March 24 (Xinhua) -- A damaged nuclear reactor in Sweden that was due to be restarted on Sunday has been hit by yet more delays, Swedish Dagens Nyheter (DN) newspaper reported on Friday.

Ringhals 4 was originally scheduled to be reconnected to the energy system last November, following repairs of a pressure vessel that was damaged in August. The restart date was first pushed back to January 2023, then to Feb. 24, March 19, March 26, and most recently to April 1, DN reported.

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