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Kahl nuclear power plant

Retired Germany Very small
Gross capacity
16MW

Kahl nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Kahl nuclear power plant in Germany rated at 16 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 17 Jul 1961.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR
SizeVery small20 MWe or less
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity16MW
Net capacity (reference)15MW
Net capacity (design)15MW
Thermal output60MWt
NSSS vendornot on record
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteKahl nuclear power plant
Unitnot stated
CountryGermany
OwnerVersuchsatomkraftwerk Kahl GmbH100%
OperatorVersuchsatomkraftwerk Kahl
Coordinates 50.0596, 8.9910
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
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.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
AEOICamecoCNNCCNNCCNNCConverDynOranoRosatomTVELWestinghouse
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units, utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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

  1. 1 Jul 1958Construction start
  2. 17 Jul 1961Commercial operation
  3. 25 Nov 1985Permanent shutdown

Other BWR units

2 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Shoreham nuclear power plant United States Retired 849

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