Sweden's May filings by Blykalla for a 330 MWe lead-cooled reactor park at Norrsundet and by Studsvik for up to 1400 MWe at Nyköping, paired with the government's proposed SEK 34.3 billion stake in Videberg Kraft for Ringhals capacity, mark a formal reversal of prior phase-out commitments. This aligns with Sweden's 2023 energy target update aiming for 300 TWh annual production by 2045, driven by electrification and data-center loads. Primary documents such as the Swedish Ministry of Climate and Enterprise's spring 2024 proposition on nuclear financing and the Riksdag's 2022 energy agreement revisions show explicit linkage to baseload reliability rather than renewables alone. Broader patterns appear in the EU's 2022 REPowerEU plan and the 2024 Net-Zero Industry Act, which classify nuclear as strategic for supply security while member states weigh Russian gas phase-outs against domestic build rates. Perspectives differ on waste management costs, with Sweden's SKB repository plans cited in official assessments versus concerns over long-term liability in parliamentary debates; similarly, timelines for first power in the early 2030s contrast with documented faster deployment records in China and South Korea. The structure de-risks first-of-a-kind projects to enable later private entrants, echoing patterns in France's 2023 nuclear revival legislation and Finland's Hanhikivi experience. Manpower constraints noted in industry filings underscore engineering capacity as a cross-border limiter.