How much did the Ågesta Nuclear Plant cost to build?
The Ågesta nuclear plant, built in a rock cavern south of Stockholm, was Sweden's first commercial nuclear station and the only full-scale plant of the Swedish line of natural-uranium, heavy-water reactors. Blasting began in 1957, the reactor first reached criticality on 17 July 1963 and full-power operation started in early 1964. It supplied up to 80 MW of heat, split into 12 MW of electricity and 68 MW of district heating, until it was shut down on 2 June 1974.
Final project cost
SEK 230 million
Approximately $44.46 million
Cost basis: 1964
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Basis of the published figure
Final project cost1964
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Key dimensions
- PowerVattenfall History and Heritage
- 80 MW
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