Grohnde nuclear power plant

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Other names: KWG

Grohnde nuclear power plant is a retired nuclear power plant in Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Project Details

Table 1: Unit-level project details for Grohnde nuclear power plant

Status Commissioning year Retirement year Nameplate capacity Reactor type Owner Operator
Retired[1] 1985[1] 2021[1] 1430 MW[1] Pressurized water reactor[1] PreussenElektra GMBH [100%][1] PreussenElektra GMBH[1]

Table 2: Additional unit-level timeline details for Grohnde nuclear power plant

Construction start First criticality (more info) First grid connection Commercial operation Retirement date
June 1, 1976[1] September 1, 1984[1] September 5, 1984[1] February 1, 1985[1] December 31, 2021[1]

Table 3: Additional unit-level capacity details for Grohnde nuclear power plant

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Reference net capacity Design net capacity Thermal capacity
1360 MW[1] 1289 MW[1] 3900 MWt[1]

Location

Table 4: Unit-level location details for Grohnde nuclear power plant

Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont, Lower Saxony, Germany[2] 52.0356, 9.4135 (exact)

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References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 https://web.archive.org/web/20220407011353/https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=101. Archived from the original on 07 April 2022. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
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