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Nuclear Sweden
| Author | Swedish Atomic Forum |
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| Classification | 2.07.0.00/10 (SWEDEN - GENERAL) |
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SWEDISH POWER SUPPLY Thanks to an abundance of rivers and streams suitable for hydro-electric power plants, Sweden became the first fully electrified country in Europe. Traditionally, the supply of power is handled by private and municipal companies as well as by The State Power Board (Vattenfall). Today this organisation delivers a good half of the total output, while private and municipal companies supply the remainder. Present installations comprise 13170 MW hydroelectric power and 11550 MW thermal power. In the beginning of 1979 3 760 MW nuclear power is installed. Two new units of 1815 MW in all are completed and two units of the same capacity will be ready to be taken into operation in 1980. This gives a total capacity of 7360 MW. Further two more units of 2100 MW in all are under construction and will be ready for operation in the middle of the 80ies. Sweden's total energy consumption in 1978 amounted to about 92 TWh. Hydro- electric power was evaluated on the basis of its thermal energy content, i.e. the amount of heat that can be obtained from the electric power produced. During 1978 a total of 92 TWh of electric power were produced in Sweden, of which about 56 TWh comprised hydro-electric power. The remainder consisted of oil-based condensing power, back-pressure power and nuclear power.
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