Sweden · 55.743, 12.920Barseback
Barseback, nuclear power plant in Sweden, operated 2 boiling water reactors between 1975 and 2005 and is now shut down.
- Country
- Sweden
- Units
- 2
- Technology
- BWR
- Net capacity
- —
- First grid connection
- 1975
- Operator
- Barsebäck Kraft
- Owner
- Sydkraft Nuclear Power AB
- Status
- Shut down
See also: alerts for this plant · every plant in Sweden · Vendor: ASEA-Atom / ABB Atom · every BWR reactor · how a BWR works
Operating capacity
0 MWe
net electrical
Units
2
0 operating
First start-up
1975
Units
| Unit | Type | Model | Status | MWe | MWt | Construction start | Grid connection | Closure | Load factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barseback 1 | Boiling water (BWR) | ASEA-Atom BWR, generation II (AA-II) | Shut down | 600 | 1,800 | Feb 1971 | May 1975 | Nov 1999 | — |
| Barseback 2 | Boiling water (BWR) | ASEA-Atom BWR, generation II (AA-II) | Shut down | 600 | 1,800 | Jan 1973 | Mar 1977 | May 31, 2005 | — |
Data: IAEA PRIS · Wikipedia · updated on Sep 17, 2026
Barseback 1, a 600 MWe BWR (ASEA-Atom BWR, generation II (AA-II)), started construction in 1971 and operated from 1975 to 1999.
Barseback 2, a 600 MWe BWR (ASEA-Atom BWR, generation II (AA-II)), started construction in 1973 and operated from 1977 to 2005.
Operator: Barsebäck Kraft.
Owner: Sydkraft Nuclear Power AB (Barseback 1, Barseback 2).