Sweden’s centre-right coalition has submitted legislation that would repeal the country’s decades-old ban on uranium mining from 1 January, a move it says will cut reliance on imported fuel and underpin an expansion of nuclear power. Environment and Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari said the change aims to “reduce vulnerability in our energy supply and start extracting the uranium we have here in Sweden.” The proposal requires parliamentary approval but is expected to pass with support from the governing bloc. Nuclear power already provides about one-third of Sweden’s electricity through six reactors. State-owned utility Vattenfall is evaluating new large-scale plants as well as small modular reactors, part of a government target to double nuclear capacity by the 2030s.