FORTUM CORPORATION ONLINE NEWS 18 SEPTEMBER 2024
Fortum together with Uniper, the owners of Oskarshamn nuclear power plant, have decided to study with which measures plant’s operating lifetime could be extended to 80 years. The owners believe that the existing reactor have good potential to contribute to the electricity system well into the mid 2060s.
The single reactor still in operation in Oskarhamn nuclear power plant is the largest reactor in Sweden with an installed effect on 1450 MW. The reactor was commissioned 1985 and underwent a lifetime extension and capacity increase in 2009. The annual production is about 11 TWh. Uniper is the majority owner of Oskarshamn with a 54,5% share, while Fortum’s share is 45,5%.
On 17 June 2024, Fortum made a similar decision together with Vattenfall regarding Forsmark nuclear power plant.
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