Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Ringhals NPP | |
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Country | Sweden |
Coordinates | 57°15′35″N 12°6′39″E / 57.25972°N 12.11083°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1969 |
Commission date | R1: 1 January 1976 R2: 1 May 1975 R3: 9 September 1981 R4: 21 November 1983 |
Decommission date | R1: 31 December 2020 R2: 30 December 2019 |
Operator(s) | Ringhals AB (Vattenfall 70.4%, Sydkraft Nuclear 29.6%) |
Power generation | |
Units operational | R3: 1074 MW R4: 1130 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 2,190 MW |
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Ringhals is a nuclear power plant in Sweden. It is situated on the Värö Peninsula (Swedish: Väröhalvön) in Varberg Municipality approximately 65 km south of Gothenburg. With a total power rating of 2,190 MWe, it is the second largest power plant in Sweden. It is owned 70% by Vattenfall and 30% by Uniper SE.
The plant has two pressurized water reactors (R3 and R4). A third pressurized water reactor, R2, was permanently shut down in 2019. On 31 December 2020 the R1 boiling water reactor was also permanently shut down.[1]
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