
Forsmark is the biggest nuclear power station in Sweden. Credit: Tomas Oneborg/SvD/TT
POWER
Faulty signal prompts rare stoppage at Forsmark nuclear reactor
The Forsmark nuclear power station in eastern Sweden suffered a rare stoppage in one of its three nuclear reactors early Tuesday.
Officials at power company Vattenfall say it was due to a faulty signal causing an automatic stop in reactor 1.
Electricity production was reduced but no safety fears are reported.