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Kruemmel nuclear power plant

Retired Germany
Gross capacity
1,402MW

Kruemmel nuclear power plant is a boiling water reactor unit at Kruemmel nuclear power plant in Germany rated at 1,402 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 28 Mar 1984.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-69
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity1,402MW
Net capacity (reference)1,346MW
Net capacity (design)1,260MW
Thermal output3,690MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteKruemmel nuclear power plant
Unitnot stated
CountryGermany
OwnerVattenfall Europe Nuclear Energy GmbH100%
OperatorKernkraftwerk Krümmel
Coordinates 53.4102, 10.4096
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
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 5 Apr 1974Construction start
  2. 14 Sep 1983First criticality
  3. 28 Sep 1983Grid connection
  4. 28 Mar 1984Commercial operation
  5. 6 Aug 2011Permanent shutdown

Other BWR-69 units

4 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Brunsbuettel nuclear power plant Germany Retired 806
Isar nuclear power plant 1 Germany Retired 912
Philippsburg nuclear power plant 1 Germany Retired 926

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