Premature rubber aging forces months-long shutdown of Ringhals reactor 2

Ringhals nuclear power plant in Sweden has shut down reactor 2 for months due to premature aging of rubber components, as confirmed by production manager Sven-Anders Andersson. The exact scope and cause of the degradation remain unclear, but the extended outage reduces Swedish nuclear capacity and may affect regional power supply reliability.

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