Forsmark
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State : | Sweden | |||
Province (län): | Uppsala län | |||
Historical Province (landskap): | Uppland | |||
Municipality : | Osthammar | |||
Coordinates : | 60 ° 22 ′ N , 18 ° 9 ′ E | |||
SCB code : | S0897 | |||
Status: | Småort | |||
Residents : | 64 (December 31, 2015) | |||
Area : | 0.26 km² | |||
Population density : | 246 inhabitants / km² |
Forsmark is a place ( småort ) on the Uppland coast in Sweden .
The place in the municipality of Östhammar has about 60 inhabitants. He is known for the Forsmark nuclear power plant located there , one of three nuclear power plants still in operation in Sweden, which first became known through the discovery of the previously concealed GAU in Chernobyl , later through an accident on July 25, 2006. Forsmark also has the SFR Forsmark nuclear repository . To the west of the nuclear power plant is the converter of the HVDC Fenno-Skan .