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* '''Operator:''' OKG (Oskarshamns Kärnkraftsgrupp), private corporation owned by E.ON Sverige (54.5 %) and Fortum (45.5 %)<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____148.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
 
* '''Operator:''' OKG (Oskarshamns Kärnkraftsgrupp), private corporation owned by E.ON Sverige (54.5 %) and Fortum (45.5 %)<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____148.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
 
* '''Capacity:''' total 2 603 MW. (O1: 492 MW, O2: 661 MW, O3: 1450 MW)<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____183.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
 
* '''Capacity:''' total 2 603 MW. (O1: 492 MW, O2: 661 MW, O3: 1450 MW)<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____183.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
*(How much radiation it sets free?)
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*(How much radiation it sets free?) Average radiation dose measured among OKG workers: 2,0 mSv.<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____317.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
 
* '''Dates of construction & operation:'''
 
* '''Dates of construction & operation:'''
 
** '''O1:''' Start of construction 1966, start of operation 1972. Major renovations 1993-95, 1998 and 2002.<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____187.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
 
** '''O1:''' Start of construction 1966, start of operation 1972. Major renovations 1993-95, 1998 and 2002.<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____187.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
 
** '''O2:''' Start of construction 1969, start of operation 1974. Major renovations scheduled for 2007, 2009 and 2013.<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____185.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
 
** '''O2:''' Start of construction 1969, start of operation 1974. Major renovations scheduled for 2007, 2009 and 2013.<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____185.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
 
** '''O3:''' Start of construction 1980, start of operation 1985. (planned already 1976, but because of the political debate around nuclear power, the start of construction was delayed to after the referendum about nuclear power in 1980).<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____188.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
 
** '''O3:''' Start of construction 1980, start of operation 1985. (planned already 1976, but because of the political debate around nuclear power, the start of construction was delayed to after the referendum about nuclear power in 1980).<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____188.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
* How much a power plant produces: (10 % of Sweden's electricity production)
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** OKG plans to have the plant running for at least ca 30 years more, or a 60-year life-term per reactor.
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* How much a power plant produces: 16.8 TWh.<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____143.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref> Oskarshamn NPP's production is ca 10 % of Sweden's electricity production.
 
* '''type of reactor:''' BWR (Boiling Water Reactor). O1 was Sweden's first commmercial reactor. O2 has the same contruction as the two Barsebäck reactors.
 
* '''type of reactor:''' BWR (Boiling Water Reactor). O1 was Sweden's first commmercial reactor. O2 has the same contruction as the two Barsebäck reactors.
 
* about exploration sites: Sizes
 
* about exploration sites: Sizes
* how much waste a reactor produces per year  
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* how much waste a reactor produces per year: ''Missing.'' Spent fuel is stored at the facility for at least 9 months, then transported to [[Clab repository|Clab]] for intermediate storage for 30-40 years.<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____317.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
 
* '''Fuel information:'''  
 
* '''Fuel information:'''  
* '''Employees:''' ca 930. In addition there's also subcontracting companies - on the occasions when the fuel is changed and preventive facility maintenance is done, an additional 500-600 persons may be working in the area.<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____151.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
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* '''Employees:''' ca 930. In addition there's also ca 100 people at the facility as subcontractors.<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____317.aspx#fyra - February 17, 2011</ref> During the yearly periods in the summer<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____143.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref> when the fuel is changed and preventive facility maintenance is done, an additional 500-600 people may be working in the area.<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____151.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
 
* '''number of people living around the facility:'''
 
* '''number of people living around the facility:'''
* '''number of accidents:'''  
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* '''number of accidents:''' ''missing.'' "We have had accidents such as e.g. fires, high-current-cable accidents and falls from scaffoldings, however we have not had any nuclear accidents."<ref>http://www.okg.se/templates/Page____317.aspx - February 17, 2011</ref>
  
 
=== Summary: ===
 
=== Summary: ===
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contact details of critical groups working against this facility
 
contact details of critical groups working against this facility
          * group name, phone, email, website, postal address  
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* group name, phone, email, website, postal address  
  
 
=== Links ===
 
=== Links ===
  
 
links to operator and critical websites  
 
links to operator and critical websites  
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Oskarshamns Kärnkraftgrupp:
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http://www.okg.se/default____137.aspx (english)
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=== References ===
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''Note: most of the references below are links to the swedish webpages of OKG, but most of the same info can be found on the corresponding english-language pages (link to english frontpage in the links section above). However, the swedish pages have been more recently updated.''
  
 
<small>{{Footnotes}}</small>
 
<small>{{Footnotes}}</small>

Revision as of 03:15, 17 February 2011

Draft

Source(s) for pictures

http:// www.okg.se/upload/Om%20OKG/Anl%C3%A4ggningar/Anl%C3%A4ggningar.jpg

(from left to right, O3, O2 and O1.)

Data:

  • Operator: OKG (Oskarshamns Kärnkraftsgrupp), private corporation owned by E.ON Sverige (54.5 %) and Fortum (45.5 %)[1]
  • Capacity: total 2 603 MW. (O1: 492 MW, O2: 661 MW, O3: 1450 MW)[2]
  • (How much radiation it sets free?) Average radiation dose measured among OKG workers: 2,0 mSv.[3]
  • Dates of construction & operation:
    • O1: Start of construction 1966, start of operation 1972. Major renovations 1993-95, 1998 and 2002.[4]
    • O2: Start of construction 1969, start of operation 1974. Major renovations scheduled for 2007, 2009 and 2013.[5]
    • O3: Start of construction 1980, start of operation 1985. (planned already 1976, but because of the political debate around nuclear power, the start of construction was delayed to after the referendum about nuclear power in 1980).[6]
    • OKG plans to have the plant running for at least ca 30 years more, or a 60-year life-term per reactor.
  • How much a power plant produces: 16.8 TWh.[7] Oskarshamn NPP's production is ca 10 % of Sweden's electricity production.
  • type of reactor: BWR (Boiling Water Reactor). O1 was Sweden's first commmercial reactor. O2 has the same contruction as the two Barsebäck reactors.
  • about exploration sites: Sizes
  • how much waste a reactor produces per year: Missing. Spent fuel is stored at the facility for at least 9 months, then transported to Clab for intermediate storage for 30-40 years.[8]
  • Fuel information:
  • Employees: ca 930. In addition there's also ca 100 people at the facility as subcontractors.[9] During the yearly periods in the summer[10] when the fuel is changed and preventive facility maintenance is done, an additional 500-600 people may be working in the area.[11]
  • number of people living around the facility:
  • number of accidents: missing. "We have had accidents such as e.g. fires, high-current-cable accidents and falls from scaffoldings, however we have not had any nuclear accidents."[12]

Summary:

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Resistance

contact details of critical groups working against this facility

  • group name, phone, email, website, postal address

Links

links to operator and critical websites

Oskarshamns Kärnkraftgrupp: http://www.okg.se/default____137.aspx (english)

References

Note: most of the references below are links to the swedish webpages of OKG, but most of the same info can be found on the corresponding english-language pages (link to english frontpage in the links section above). However, the swedish pages have been more recently updated.