Barsebäck Nuclear Power Plant
Barsebäck nuclear power plant | |
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Country | Sweden |
Coordinates | 55°44′40″N 12°55′15″E / 55.74444°N 12.92083°E |
Status | Decommissioned |
Construction began | 1969 |
Commission date | May 15, 1975 |
Decommission date | Reactor 1: November 30, 1999 Reactor 2: May 31, 2005 |
Owner(s) |
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Operator(s) | Barsebäck Kraft AB |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactor type | BWR |
Power generation | |
Units decommissioned | 2 x 615 GWh |
External links | |
Website | https://www.uniper.energy/barseback/ |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
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Barsebäck (Swedish pronunciation: Skåne, Sweden.
Located 20 kilometers from the Danish capital,
megawatts
. Unit 1 supplied 93,8 TWh and unit 2 supplied 108,5 TWh to the electrical grid.
Land for the plant was bought in 1965 by the energy company
Asea-Atom in 1969. Unit one first attained criticality on January 18, 1975 and commercial operation began on May 15. The second reactor attained criticality on March 21, 1977 and commercial operation began on July 1.[3] Following a decision in the Riksdag in 1997, the Government of Sweden
decided that the first reactor was to close July 1, 1998, and the second July 1, 2001. Due to the operator's appeal of the decision and lack of emission-free replacement, the closure was postponed.
The demolition of the facility will await the construction of a storage facility, scheduled to be ready in the 2020s. In December 2018 a strategy was outlined for the "radiological demolition" to be carried out between 2020 and 2028. This will allow the land to be used for other nuclear power related purposes.[4]
The plant is operated by Barsebäck Kraft AB, a subsidiary of
Sydkraft Nuclear Power AB, owned by Uniper
.
References
- ^ "StackPath".
- ^ "Nuclear Power in Sweden Appendix 1: Barsebäck Closure - World Nuclear Association".
- ^ "StackPath".
- ^ "Uniper to coordinate demolition of Swedish reactors". World Nuclear News. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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