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Blykalla Norrsundet SEALER

Developer
Blykalla / Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE)
Capacity
330 MWe
Last updated
10/3/2026

Project overview

Reactor type
SEALER
Announced
6/18/2026
Projected operational
12/31/2032

Notes

Six 55-MWe lead-cooled small modular reactors in Norrsundet, Gavle Municipality, central Sweden. Applied for Swedish state aid in early June 2026. SEALER (Swedish Advanced Lead Reactor) technology. Facility could become operational in early 2030s. CEO Jacob Stedman leads the company. Blykalla's application represents a historic first for Sweden under the country's new Act on Government Approval of Nuclear Facilities, and is one of four state aid applications submitted for new nuclear in Sweden. In March 2026 Blykalla announced it would proceed with the next planning phase for the Norrsundet plant in GΓ€vle after site assessments confirmed suitable conditions; Blykalla is a KTH Royal Institute of Technology spin-off developing the SEALER (Swedish Advanced Lead Reactor) for industrial and municipal heat and power applications, and RISE signed an MOU with Blykalla to accelerate development for these applications. An earlier record carried a 50 MW capacity for this site.

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