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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringhals_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringhals_Nuclear_Power_Plant Huh, apparently this plant generates 1/5
by zxexz 12y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringhals_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringhals_Nuclear_Power_Plant
Huh, apparently this plant generates 1/5 of the power of Sweden. I wonder what happens when such an important plant gets shut down temporarily? What would happen to the power infrastructure of the country if this plant melted down, is there some sort of redundancy? I know nothing about Sweden's electricity infrastructure, but would love to read more about it. Anybody got any links or knowledge?
I think this sort of post is perfect for HN. I hope the special:random page becomes a weekly occurrence and promotes a lot of wonderful discussion.
- shortenda 12y agoI believe that Europe has a fairly interconnected grid, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronous_grid_of_Continental_Europe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronous_grid_of_Continental... Also, although the plant is 20% of the energy generated in Switzerland, it is not necessarily 20% of the power generation capacity, and is most likely much less than 20% of the generation capacity of Switzerland. Generation Capacity being the amount of KW that can be generated at a time.
- eCa 12y agohttp://www.swedennotswitzerland.com/ http://www.swedennotswitzerland.com/