Barsebäck nuclear power plant

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Barsebäck nuclear power plant
Barsebäck NPP
Country	Sweden
Operator	Barseback Kraft AB
Built	1969
Start of commercial operation	July 1, 1975
Ceased operation	Reactor 1: November 30, 1999 Reactor 2: May 31, 2005
Reactors
Reactors shut down	2 (1230 MW)
Power
Capacity	MW
Total power generation in 2006	GWh
Average annual generation (last 5 yrs)	3,572 GWh
Net generation	187,018 GWh
Status	Decommissioned
Other details
As of August 1, 2007

The Barsebäck nuclear power plant is a closed Swedish nuclear power plant situated in Barsebäck, Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne. Located just 20 kilometers from the Danish capital, Copenhagen, the Danish government pressed for its closure during its entire lifetime. As a result of the Swedish nuclear power phase-out, its two reactors have now been closed. The first reactor, Barsebäck 1, was closed November 30, 1999, and the second, Barsebäck 2, ceased operations May 31, 2005.

Land for the plant was bought in 1965 by the energy company Sydkraft, and the first of the two BWR reactors was ordered from Asea-Atom in 1969. The first nuclear reaction took place January 18, 1975. The second reactor was started in 1977. Following a decision in the Parliament 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, the closure was postponed. The destruction of the facility will await the construction of a storage facility, scheduled to be ready by 2020.

At the time of closure, both reactors had a capacity of 600 megawatts. The plant was operated by Barsebäck Kraft AB, a subsidiary of Ringhals AB, owned by Vattenfall and Sydkraft.