Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant
| Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant | |
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 Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant | |
  Location of Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant in Germany | |
| Country | Germany |
| Location | Brokdorf, Steinburg |
| Coordinates | 53°51′03″N 9°20′41″E / 53.85083°N 9.34472°ECoordinates: 53°51′03″N 9°20′41″E / 53.85083°N 9.34472°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1975 |
| Commission date | October 14, 1986 |
| Owner(s) |
E.ON (80%) Vattenfall Europe (20%) |
| Operator(s) | E.ON |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | PWR |
| Reactor supplier | Siemens |
| Cooling source | Elbe River |
| Cooling towers | no |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 x 1,440 MW |
| Make and model | Siemens |
| Nameplate capacity | 1,440 MW |
| Annual generation | 11,459 GWh |
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Website E.ON Kernkraft | |
Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant (German: Kernkraftwerk Brokdorf, or KBR) is close to the municipality of Brokdorf in Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It started in October 1986 by a first-of-its-kind joint venture between PreussenElektra and Hamburgische Electricitäts-Werke (HEW). During the construction phase in the 70's and 80's, there were violent protests against nuclear power at the location.[1]
Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH owns 20% and E.ON 80%.
The plant is a pressurized water reactor with uranium dioxide fuel elements, which are used in degrees of enrichment of 1.9%, 2.5% and 3.5%. It also uses MOX fuel. There are 193 fuel assemblies In the reactor, with a total heavy-metal weight of 103 tons. The power station has a thermal output of 3765 MW, as well as an electrical output of 1440 MW. It belongs to the 3rd PWR generation [2] in Germany. With a net generation of just under 12 billion a kWh, it was the worldwide leader in 2005.[3]
The decommissioning of the plant is now planned for 2021.[4]
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Media related to Brokdorf Nuclear Power Plant at Wikimedia Commons
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