Ringhals nuclear power plant

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Ringhals nuclear power plant is an operating nuclear power plant in Halland County, Hallands, Sweden.

Project Details

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

Unit name Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Model Owner Operator
1 Retired[1] 1976[1] 2020[1] 910 MW[1] Boiling water reactor[1] AA-I[1] Ringhals AB [100%][1] Ringhals[1]
2 Retired[2] 1975[2] 2019[2] 963 MW[2] Pressurized water reactor[2] WH 3LP[2] Ringhals AB [100%][2] Ringhals[2]
3 Operating[3] 1981[3] – 1117 MW[3] Pressurized water reactor[3] WH 3LP[3] Ringhals AB [100%][3] Ringhals[3]
4 Operating[4] 1983[4] – 1171 MW[4] Pressurized water reactor[4] WH 3LP[4] Ringhals AB [100%][4] Ringhals[4]

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

Unit name Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
1 February 1, 1969[1] August 20, 1973[1] October 14, 1974[1] January 1, 1976[1] December 31, 2020[1]
2 October 1, 1970[2] June 19, 1974[2] August 17, 1974[2] May 1, 1975[2] December 31, 2019[2]
3 September 1, 1972[3] July 29, 1980[3] September 7, 1980[3] September 9, 1981[3] –
4 November 1, 1973[4] May 19, 1982[4] June 23, 1982[4] November 21, 1983[4] –

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

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Unit name Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1 881 MW[1] 881 MW[1] 2540 MWt[1]
2 852 MW[2] 820 MW[2] 2652 MWt[2]
3 1074 MW[3] 915 MW[3] 3135 MWt[3]
4 1130 MW[4] 1130 MW[4] 3300 MWt[4]

Location

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

Unit name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Halland County, Hallands, Sweden[5] 57.2574, 12.1087 (exact)
2 Halland County, Hallands, Sweden[5] 57.2574, 12.1087 (exact)
3 Halland County, Hallands, Sweden[5] 57.2574, 12.1087 (exact)
4 Halland County, Hallands, Sweden[5] 57.2574, 12.1087 (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 1.14 1.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20211225114040/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=536. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. {{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 2.14 2.15 https://web.archive.org/web/20211225114039/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=537. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. {{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/20220801225636/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=539. Archived from the original on 2022-08-01. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 https://web.archive.org/web/20220831084214/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=529. Archived from the original on 2022-08-31. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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)