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This here is the actual problem of nuclear power. And it's happening in a lot of countries.
People either promise new nuclear because it gets them votes without any actual intend to go through with their plans. Or they really plan to build them but then -for cost reasons- the plans aren't even on the right scale to cover the needed base load in 2 decades+, given the projected increase in electricity demand via electrification of industries and transport for decarbonization.
And then people talking about this bullshit level of driving future energy plans against a wall are called idiologically damaged idiots fearing nuclear. Nope, the actual "fear" is people trading in basic math and reality for populist rhetoric...
Just be happy that Sweden has an above average amount of potential for hydro power (so there is at least an alternative without sufficient nuclear base load) and not that many anti-renewable morons (another trend nowadays with the pro-nuclear crowd still, for some rediculous reason or another).