Forsmark nuclear power plant

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Forsmark nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Uppsala County, Uppsala, Sweden.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Forsmark nuclear power plant

Unit name Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Operating[1] 1980[1] 1078 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] AA-III, BWR-2500[1] Forsmark Kraftgrupp AB [100%][1] Forsmark Kraftgrupp[1]
2 Operating[2] 1981[2] 1160 MW[2] Boiling water reactor[2] AA-III, BWR-2500[2] Forsmark Kraftgrupp AB [100%][2] Forsmark Kraftgrupp[2]
3 Operating[3] 1985[3] 1208 MW[3] Boiling water reactor[3] AA-IV, BWR-3000[3] Forsmark Kraftgrupp AB [100%][3] Forsmark Kraftgrupp[3]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Forsmark nuclear power plant

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation
1 June 1, 1973[1] April 23, 1980[1] June 6, 1980[1] December 10, 1980[1]
2 January 1, 1975[2] November 16, 1980[2] January 26, 1981[2] July 7, 1981[2]
3 January 1, 1979[3] October 28, 1984[3] March 5, 1985[3] August 18, 1985[3]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Forsmark nuclear power plant

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 1040 MW[1] 900 MW[1] 3075 MWt[1]
2 1121 MW[2] 900 MW[2] 3253 MWt[2]
3 1172 MW[3] 1050 MW[3] 3300 MWt[3]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Forsmark nuclear power plant

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Uppsala County, Uppsala, Sweden[4] 60.4028, 18.1744 (exact)
2 Uppsala County, Uppsala, Sweden[4] 60.4028, 18.1744 (exact)
3 Uppsala County, Uppsala, Sweden[4] 60.4028, 18.1744 (exact)

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References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220413012155/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=541. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220413012158/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=530. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220831163611/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=532. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125091319/https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase. Archived from the original on 2024-01-25. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)