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Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant
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Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant is a Swedish nuclear power plant with 4 reactors, three pressurized water reactors and one boiling water reactor. Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant 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 to put Ringhals under increased surveillance.| Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Coordinates | 57°15′35″N 12°6′39″E / 57.25972°N 12.11083°ECoordinates: 57°15′35″N 12°6′39″E / 57.25972°N 12.11083°E |
| Construction began | 1969 |
| Commission date | January 1, 1976 |
| Operator(s) | Ringhals AB |
| Reactor information | |
| Reactors operational | 3,662 MW (4 reactors) |
| Power generation information | |
| Annual generation | 27,021 GWh |
| Net generation | 609,769 GWh |
