Norsk Kjernekraft has proposed building a nuclear power plant in Finnmark, north-eastern Norway, using small modular reactors (SMRs). This would be Norway’s first commercial nuclear power plant – the Scandinavian country operates a handful of research reactors – and the motivating factor behind the proposal is down to stability and load management. The proposal, submitted to the Ministry of Energy, is the first step toward establishing a nuclear power plant in this region. Last year, Vardø municipality suggested Svartnes as a potential site, leading to an agreement to prepare a study program. The proposed plant would have a capacity of up to 600 MWe, potentially tripling Finnmark’s power supply. The report details the local conditions for constructing and operating the…