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Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant

Coordinates: 53°25′39.72″N 8°28′48.71″E / 53.4277000°N 8.4801972°E / 53.4277000; 8.4801972
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Unterweser Nuclear Power Plant
Map
CountryGermany
Coordinates53°25′39.72″N 8°28′48.71″E / 53.4277000°N 8.4801972°E / 53.4277000; 8.4801972
StatusBeing decommissioned
Construction beganJuly 1, 1972
Commission dateSeptember 29, 1978
Decommission date
  • 6 August 2011
OwnerPreussenElektra
Operators
Nuclear power station
Reactor typePWR
Cooling sourceWeser River
Power generation
Units operational1 × 1,410 MW
Nameplate capacity1,410 MW
Capacity factor72.0%
Annual net output8,891 GW·h
External links
WebsiteOfficial site
CommonsRelated media on Commons

Unterweser nuclear power station is an inactive nuclear power plant in Kleinensiel (Stadland municipality), near Nordenham.

When it first went online, it was the largest nuclear reactor in the world. It had 193 fuel assemblies.

Unterweser was one of the seven reactors shut down on 17 March 2011 (although actual shutdown was several days later, as the nuclear fuel rods take time to cool down) pending the results of a three-month moratorium on nuclear power. On 30 May 2011, the German government announced that Unterweser would not be returning to operation following the moratorium and would be decommissioned. The final fuel rods were removed in February 2019.

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