Cutting edge achievement at Agesta

摘要

THE AGESTA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT was Sweden's first commercial reactor and was part of the Swedish reactor development programme in the 1960s. The reactor is located in an underground rock cavern, close to Stockholm. It is heavy water cooled and moderated pressurised vessel reactor, which was used for electricity production and district heating. It was in operation between 1964 and 1974, with a peak output of 80MWt and 12MWe.