Ågesta Nuclear Power Plant
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| Ågesta Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| Operator | Vattenfall AB |
| Built | 1957 |
| Start of commercial operation | May 1, 1964 |
| Ceased operation | June 2, 1974 |
| Reactors | |
| Reactors shut down | 1 (12 MW) |
| Power | |
| Capacity | MW |
| Total power generation in 2006 | GWh |
| Average annual generation (last 5 yrs) | 28 GWh |
| Net generation | 398 GWh |
| Other details | |
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As of August 1, 2007
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The Nuclear power station Ågesta (ASEA) was the first Swedish nuclear power station. Construction started in 1957 and ended in 1962, operations began in 1964 and continued until 1974. The station primarily provided district heating for the Stockholm quarters Farsta, as well as a small amount of electricity (12 MWe and 68 MW thermal).
The companies Elverk and Statens Vattenfallsverk were responsible for the building of the Ågesta plant. Before it was finished, another larger reactor, the R4 nuclear reactor was built at Marviken. The R4 reactor was intented for both electricity and plutonium production but it was cancelled in 1970.
The Agesta reactor, with 10 MW, was much smaller than the later Swedish reactor types. The reactor was part of a project called "the Swedish line" (Svenska Linjen), an international initiative to use natural Uranium (not enriched) for fuel in commercial power plants. The shutdown of the plant was mostly a result of low oil prices and poor economics.
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