Ågestaverket was Sweden’s first commercial nuclear power plant. It operated from 1964 to 1974 and primarily provided district heating to Farsta. The facility is located in a cavern and is enclosed in a metal shell.
Vattenfall now intends to completely decommission the facility. The dismantling and removal radioactive material from the site commenced in the summer of 2020 and is expected to be finished in 2025.
Kemakta has conducted dose calculations to determine clearance levels for material that can remain in the Ågesta reactor without radiological consequences. These levels were a part of the clearance application that was submitted to the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority. Calculations were made of doses that might arise in the future from water that could infiltrate into the facility and affect the surrounding groundwater and surface water. The dose calculations were performed using Kemakta’s DOS2U model for current and future exposure scenarios.
Photo: The project team on a site visit in the Ågesta plant’s control room.
