Muehleberg nuclear power plant 1
Retired Switzerland
Gross capacity
390MW
Muehleberg nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Muehleberg nuclear power plant in Switzerland rated at 390 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 6 Nov 1972.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-4 |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 390MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 373MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 306MW |
| Thermal output | 1,097MWt |
| NSSS vendor | GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Muehleberg nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Owner | BKW Energie AG100% |
| Operator | BKW Energie |
| Coordinates | 46.9689, 7.2684 |
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utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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
- 1 Mar 1967Construction start
- 8 Mar 1971First criticality
- 1 Jul 1971Grid connection
- 6 Nov 1972Commercial operation
- 20 Dec 2019Permanent shutdown
Other units at Muehleberg nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Muehleberg nuclear power plant 2 | Cancelled | 1,600 |
Other BWR-4 units
8 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2 | Japan | Retired | 784 |
| Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 3 | Japan | Retired | 784 |
| Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 4 | Japan | Retired | 784 |
| Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 5 | Japan | Retired | 784 |
| Hamaoka nuclear power plant 1 | Japan | Retired | 540 |
| Hamaoka nuclear power plant 2 | Japan | Retired | 840 |
| Onagawa nuclear power plant 1 | Japan | Retired | 524 |
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 2024-05-09
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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