Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant

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Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant
Ringhals NPP
Ringhals NPP
Data
Country Sweden
Operator Ringhals AB
Built 1969
Start of commercial operation January 1, 1976
Reactors
Reactors active 4 (3,662 MW)
Power
Total power generation in 2006 27,021 GWh
Average annual generation (last 5 yrs) 26,431 GWh
Net generation 609,769 GWh
Other details
As of July 25, 2007

Ringhals is a Swedish nuclear power plant with 4 reactors, three pressurized water reactors and one boiling water reactor. It is situated on the Värö Peninsula (Swedish: Väröhalvön) in Varberg Municipality approximately 60 km south of Gothenburg. With total power rating of 3560 MWe, it is the largest power plant in Sweden and generates 24 TWh of electricity a year, the equivalent of 20% of the electrical power usage of Sweden. It is owned 70% by Vattenfall and 30% by E.ON.

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Coordinates: 57°15′35″N 12°6′39″E / 57.25972, 12.11083