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| Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant |
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Ringhals NPP
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| 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 |
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As of July 25, 2007
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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
