| Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant | |
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Ringhals NPP |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Coordinates | |
| Construction began | 1969 |
| Commission date | R1: January 1, 1976 R2: May 1, 1975 R3: September 9, 1981 R4: November 21, 1983 |
| Operator(s) | Ringhals AB |
| Reactor information | |
| Reactors operational | R1: 855 MW R2: 866 MW R3: 1051 MW R4: 935 MW |
| Power generation information | |
| Annual generation | 27,021 GW·h |
| Net generation | 609,769 GW·h |
| As of December 15, 2010 | |
Ringhals is a Swedish nuclear power plant with 4 reactors, one boiling water reactor (R1) and three pressurized water reactors (R2, R3 and R4). It is situated on the Värö Peninsula (Swedish: Väröhalvön) in Varberg Municipality approximately 60 km south of Gothenburg. With a 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.
Following a number of security breaches and incidents since 2005, the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority decided in 2009 to put Ringhals under increased surveillance.[1]
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