Brunsbuettel nuclear power plant
Retired Germany
Gross capacity
806MW
Brunsbuettel nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Brunsbuettel nuclear power plant in Germany rated at 806 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 9 Feb 1977.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-69 |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 806MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 771MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 770MW |
| Thermal output | 2,292MWt |
| NSSS vendor | GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Brunsbuettel nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | not stated |
| Country | Germany |
| Owner | Vattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH100% |
| Operator | Kernkraftwerk Brunsbüttel |
| Coordinates | 53.8912, 9.2008 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- Framatome BWR fuel assemblies
- Global Nuclear Fuel BWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company BWR fuel assemblies
Upstream
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Timeline
- 15 Apr 1970Construction start
- 23 Jun 1976First criticality
- 13 Jul 1976Grid connection
- 9 Feb 1977Commercial operation
- 6 Aug 2011Permanent shutdown
Other BWR-69 units
4 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isar nuclear power plant 1 | Germany | Retired | 912 |
| Kruemmel nuclear power plant | Germany | Retired | 1,402 |
| Philippsburg nuclear power plant 1 | Germany | Retired | 926 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-14
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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