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Sweden investigates lifting uranium mining ban

Sweden has some of the largest uranium reserves in EU, but a mining ban has kept extraction at bay

Romina Pourmokhtari, Sweden's minister for the environment, at the European Environment Council in Brussels, Belgium on 16 March 2023. Photo: Alexandros Michailidis

Romina Pourmokhtari, Sweden's minister for the environment, at the European Environment Council in Brussels, Belgium on 16 March 2023. Photo: Alexandros Michailidis

Sweden's Ministry of Climate and Environment, led by Romina Pourmokhtari, has initiated an investigation to revoke the nation's ban on uranium mining, citing supply security and environmental benefits. ...

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