Identifier
Created
Classification
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08STOCKHOLM375
2008-05-21 14:53:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Embassy Stockholm
Cable title:  

SWEDISH NUCLEAR PLANT OSKARSHAMN PLANT CLOSED OVER

Tags:  ASEC PTER OVIP SW 
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DE RUEHSM #0375 1421453
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O 211453Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3451
C O N F I D E N T I A L STOCKHOLM 000375 
NOFORN

SIPDIS

STATE FOR DS/IP/EUR, DS/IP/ITA, EUR/NB, S/CT

C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (ADDED ADDRESSEE)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/21/2018
TAGS: ASEC PTER OVIP SW
SUBJECT: SWEDISH NUCLEAR PLANT OSKARSHAMN PLANT CLOSED OVER
SECURITY CONCERNS - WORKERS ARRESTED
Classified By: RSO Daniel R. Mahanty for reason 1.4 (d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L STOCKHOLM 000375
NOFORN

SIPDIS

STATE FOR DS/IP/EUR, DS/IP/ITA, EUR/NB, S/CT

C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (ADDED ADDRESSEE)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/21/2018
TAGS: ASEC PTER OVIP SW
SUBJECT: SWEDISH NUCLEAR PLANT OSKARSHAMN PLANT CLOSED OVER
SECURITY CONCERNS - WORKERS ARRESTED
Classified By: RSO Daniel R. Mahanty for reason 1.4 (d).


1. (U) Local press reports that two people have been arrested
on suspicion of preparing acts of sabotage at the Oskarshamn
nuclear power plant in southern Sweden. According to the web
news source "The Local", a Swedish contractor was stopped by
the plant's security and arrested on Wednesday morning for
having traces of explosives in his bag.


2. (U) According to the report, a source from the security
company with responsibility for the plant said that the bags
contained "no visible illegal substances", but routine tests
had detected traces of explosives. It is unclear why the
second individual was arrested. (Note: The Local credits the
story to AFP and Swedish Wire Service TT).


3. (C) An Embassy source from the National Criminal Police
confirmed to the RSO that two men had been arrested, but had
few details about the nature of the threat or the identities
of the two workers. He told the RSO that the plant had been
closed and cordoned off for investigation. A separate police
contact told the local investigator that one of the
individuals has close ties to a local criminal motorcycle
gang, but this information has not been confirmed.


4. (U) Note: Sweden has ten nuclear power plants which
provide 8,900 megawatts of electricity to the country's power
supply. According to press reports, the Oskarshamn plant has
three boiling water reactors and his been in service since

1972. The three reactors provide roughly 10 percent of
Sweden's electricity supply.


5. (U) Post will provide additional details via septel as
they become available.
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