Brunsbüttel Nuclear Power Plant

The Brunsbüttel Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power plant in Brunsbüttel near Hamburg, Germany. It is owned 67% by Vattenfall and 33% by E.ON. It started operation in 1976 and has a gross power production of 806 MW. During its lifetime, it produced 130,000 GW hours of electricity. The value of this electricity is about 9.1 billion Euros before calculation of the nuclear waste management.[1]

Brunsbüttel Nuclear Power Plant
Brunsbüttel nuclear power plant
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CountryGermany
LocationBrunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates53°53′30″N 9°12′06″E / 53.89167°N 9.20167°E / 53.89167; 9.20167
StatusMothballed (Earmarked not to return following moratorium on nuclear power)
Construction began1969
Commission dateJuly 13, 1976
Decommission date2007
OwnersVattenfall (67%)
PreussenElektra (33%)
OperatorKKW Brunsbüttel
Nuclear power station
Reactor typeBWR
Reactor supplierSiemens
Power generation
Units operational1 × 806 MW
Make and modelSiemens
Nameplate capacity806 MW
Capacity factor64.1%
Annual net output4527 GW·h
External links
Websitewww.eon-kernkraft.com/frameset_german/nuclear-power-plant/nuclear-power-plant_locations/energy_nuclearpower_kkbrunsbuettel.jsp
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As part of the nuclear power phase-out[broken anchor], it was taken out of service in 2007.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Zwentendorf - facts".
  2. ^ "Vattenfall looks at German reactor options". World Nuclear News. 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
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