Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant (Sweden)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ringhals_Nuclear_Power_Plant_(Sweden)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:annualGeneration ~15 TWh (varies by year)
gptkbp:capacity ~2,190 MW (as of 2024)
gptkbp:commissioned 1976
gptkbp:coolingSource Kattegat (sea water)
gptkbp:coordinates 57.253°N 12.110°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:decommissioned Ringhals 1
Ringhals 2
gptkbp:decommissioningStart 2020 (Ringhals 2)
2021 (Ringhals 1)
gptkbp:distanceFromGothenburg ~60 km south
gptkbp:distanceFromVarberg ~30 km north
gptkbp:emergencyPreparedness local and national plans in place
gptkbp:employs ~1,300 people
gptkbp:environmentalImpact monitored by Swedish authorities
gptkbp:fuelType gptkb:uranium
gptkbp:gridConnection 1975
1976
1981
1983
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant (Sweden)
gptkbp:ISO9001Certified yes
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Sweden
gptkb:Varberg_Municipality
gptkb:Halland_County
gptkbp:namedAfter Ringhals peninsula
gptkbp:numberOfReactors 4
gptkbp:operatedBy Ringhals AB
gptkbp:operationalUnits Ringhals 3
Ringhals 4
gptkbp:originalElectricalCapacity ~3,900 MW
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Vattenfall
gptkbp:reactorModel ASEA-Atom (BWR)
Westinghouse (PWR)
gptkbp:reactorType gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Swedish_Radiation_Safety_Authority
gptkbp:safetyUpgrades post-Fukushima improvements
gptkbp:status operational
partially decommissioned
gptkbp:suppliesElectricityTo gptkb:Swedish_national_grid
gptkbp:touredWith offered (with restrictions)
gptkbp:website https://www.vattenfall.com/energy-production/power-plants/nuclear/ringhals/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:MOX_fuel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6