The heads of Ringhals, Oskarshamn and Forsmark’s plants have proposed the idea in a letter to the Department of the Environment. The unit would be activated if the nuclear plants were to be exposed to acts of sabotage that could lead to a nuclear accident, the local Hallands Nyheter daily has reported.

The force will in “number and armament” respond to what a sabotage group can carry out. This requires an overhaul of legislation and the heads of the three plants want the possibility of a reaction force to be investigated.

The issue has been previously been discussed, when the Environmental Court lay down broad guidelines for the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in 2006, according to Gösta Larsen, a spokesperson for Ringhals.

“It was not included in the verdict, but the question was discussed,” he said.

For the nuclear plants, this means that the authorities must demonstrate their engagement in some way.

“We have invested hundreds of millions of kronor in safety in the last five years at Ringhals,” said Larsen.

The investments have involved more alarms, security guards, controls and gates. If there is to be a rapid reaction force on standby outside the gates of the plants perimeter, then it is a matter for the society to control, Larsen said.