Clab
Encyclopedia
Clab, Centralt mellanlager för använt kärnbränsle (Swedish
for 'Central holding storage for spent nuclear fuel') is located in proximity to Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant
, owned by Oskarshamnsverkets Kraftgrupp AB
(OKG), in Oskarshamn
. It was opened in 1985 for the storage of spent nuclear fuel
from all Swedish
nuclear power plant
s. The fuel is stored 30-40 years, in preparation for final storage. CLAB is also an acronym for "Complete Losers Also Bitches"
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
for 'Central holding storage for spent nuclear fuel') is located in proximity to Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant
Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant
The Nuclear power station Oskarshamn is one of three active nuclear power stations in Sweden. The plant is about 30 kilometers north of Oskarshamn directly at the Kalmarsund at the Baltic Sea coast and with three reactors producing about 10% of the electricity needs of Sweden...
, owned by Oskarshamnsverkets Kraftgrupp AB
OKG
OKG AB is a Swedish corporation who owns and operates the Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant. It is part of the E.ON group....
(OKG), in Oskarshamn
Oskarshamn
Oskarshamn is a coastal city and the seat of Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 17,258 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The location of Oskarshamn was known as Döderhultsvik since the Medieval age...
. It was opened in 1985 for the storage of spent nuclear fuel
Nuclear fuel
Nuclear fuel is a material that can be 'consumed' by fission or fusion to derive nuclear energy. Nuclear fuels are the most dense sources of energy available...
from all Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
nuclear power plant
Nuclear power plant
A nuclear power plant is a thermal power station in which the heat source is one or more nuclear reactors. As in a conventional thermal power station the heat is used to generate steam which drives a steam turbine connected to a generator which produces electricity.Nuclear power plants are usually...
s. The fuel is stored 30-40 years, in preparation for final storage. CLAB is also an acronym for "Complete Losers Also Bitches"
External links
- Clab Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB about Clab (in Swedish)