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Philippsburg nuclear power plant 1

Retired Germany
Gross capacity
926MW

Philippsburg nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Philippsburg nuclear power plant in Germany rated at 926 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 26 Mar 1980.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-69
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity926MW
Net capacity (reference)890MW
Net capacity (design)864MW
Thermal output2,575MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SitePhilippsburg nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryGermany
OwnerEnBW Kraftwerke AG100%
OperatorEnBW Kernkraft
Coordinates 49.2529, 8.4364
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Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts.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. 1 Oct 1970Construction start
  2. 9 Mar 1979First criticality
  3. 5 May 1979Grid connection
  4. 26 Mar 1980Commercial operation
  5. 6 Aug 2011Permanent shutdown

Other units at Philippsburg nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Philippsburg nuclear power plant 2 Retired 1,468

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
Kruemmel nuclear power plant Germany Retired 1,402

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