Forsmark
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Forsmark is a village with 59 inhabitants on the east coast of Uppland
, Sweden
. It is most known as the location of the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant
.
Another remarkable facility in Forsmark is the static inverter of HVDC Fenno-Skan
, just west of the nuclear power plant.
Because of the sensitive instruments located in the nuclear power plant
for the purpose of detecting local leaks, Forsmark was, on April 27, 1986, the first place outside the Soviet Union
where the signs of the Chernobyl accident became apparent. When workers at the plant were found to carry radioactive particles, the origin of the leak was investigated and it eventually became clear that the contamination came from the atmosphere rather than from the Forsmark plant itself.
There was a serious security incident on the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant
on 25 July 2006. See that page for more information.
Uppland
Uppland is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden, just north of Stockholm, the capital. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea...
, Sweden
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....
. It is most known as the location of the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant
Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant
Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Forsmark, Sweden, and also the site of the Swedish Final repository for radioactive operational waste...
.
Another remarkable facility in Forsmark is the static inverter of HVDC Fenno-Skan
Fenno-Skan
Fenno–Skan is the designation of the high voltage direct current transmission between Dannebo in Sweden and Rauma in Finland.-History:Fenno–Skan was inaugurated in 1989. Taken into commercial operation in November 1989, Fenno–Skan was the longest submarine power cable in the world...
, just west of the nuclear power plant.
Because of the sensitive instruments located in the 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...
for the purpose of detecting local leaks, Forsmark was, on April 27, 1986, the first place outside the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
where the signs of the Chernobyl accident became apparent. When workers at the plant were found to carry radioactive particles, the origin of the leak was investigated and it eventually became clear that the contamination came from the atmosphere rather than from the Forsmark plant itself.
There was a serious security incident on the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant
Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant
Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Forsmark, Sweden, and also the site of the Swedish Final repository for radioactive operational waste...
on 25 July 2006. See that page for more information.
External links
- Forsmark kraftgrupp (Forsmark Powergroup), page also available in English.